NEWS CENTER - DBP former Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, who wrote a petition to the Ministry of Justice to end the isolation imposed in İmralı, said, "As long as the policy of no solution and the isolation policy continues, the crisis will continue to deepen."

 

Democratic Regions Party (DBP) former Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, who is currently detained in Kandıra No 1 F-Type Closed Prison, petitioned the Ministry of Justice to end the isolation imposed on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan. In the petition sent on March 23, the statement of Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül made on May 16, 2019, that there are no legal obstacles to interview with Öcalan was reminded.

 

In her petition, Tuncel pointed out that the policy of the deadlock in the Kurdish Issue caused a political, economic, and social crisis, and emphasized that the address of the solution was Imrali. Tuncel stated that the statements about Öcalan's life on social media caused concerns in the public and that Öcalan should be contacted by his attorneys and his family as soon as possible.

 

The petition sent by Sebahat Tuncel to the Ministry of Justice is as follows:

 

"Fundamental human rights and freedoms, constitutional and legal rights must be applied equally to all citizens. There is no private law, law should be applied to all citizens equally. However, a private law has been implemented in Imrali for 21 years. Mr. Abdullah Öcalan has been held in isolation conditions at the İmralı Island High-Security Penal Institution for 21 years. A special legal system has been implemented in İmralı for 21 years, and the state does not comply with the constitution and laws. Practices in İmralı prison have turned into a systematic torture. This torture system continues to be aggravated day by day for new reasons. Mr. Öcalan and Ömer Hayri Konur, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş, who are detained under the same conditions, are not allowed to to be visited by their families and attorneys, and cannot use their communication rights."