RIHA - It was learned that political prisoners in Kürkçüler Type F Prison apply every week with a petition to be transferred to İmralı Island, where PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan is held.

 

While the rotating hunger strike action, which was launched in prisons in support of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish issue" campaign carried out internationally to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, continues its 37th day, it was learned that the prisoners in Kürkçüler Type F High Security Closed Prison demanded to be transferred to İmralı Island.

 

Ahmet Herdem (36), one of the political prisoners held in this prison, stated in his weekly phone call with his family that they demanded to be transferred to İmralı Prison every week to break the isolation.

 

Herdem said: “There is isolation on our Leader and there is resistance against me in every field. We, as Kürkçüler Type F, are on hunger strike. We are going on a hunger strike for 5 days alternately. As all our friends in the area, we demand to be transferred to İmralı Prison every week to break the isolation. We renew our demand to go to our Leader every week. We greet every friend to whom our message reaches and wish them a happy new year.”

Herdem also called for public awareness regarding their actions.