The release of Hatice Çakmak, a 30-year prisoner who was held in Alanya Women's Closed Prison and was expected to be released on March 25, was postponed on the grounds of 3 solitary confinement sentences given to her. Çakmak, who was detained injured in the Tetwan (Tatvan) district of Bedlis in 1993, was sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of "trying to separate some of the lands under the sovereignty of the state from the state administration" in the trial conducted by the State Security Court (DGM).

 

Çakmak, who was held in prisons in Amed(Diyarbakır), Sêrt(Siirt), Mêrdîn(Mardin), Elîh(Batman), Sêwas(Sivas) and İzmir during his arrest, had two surgeries on her legs as well as hemorrhoid surgery during this period. While Çakmak, who is currently receiving treatment for the cyst in her uterus, was supposed to be released on March 25, her release was postponed, citing the solitary confinement given as a justification. Accordingly, Çakmak will remain arrested for another 6 years.

 

'MY DAUGHTER HAS NOT REGRETTED FOR 30 YEARS'

 

Stating that my daughter is not being released because she is Kurdish, Cahide said: "Repentance law was imposed on my children. The state aims for our children to bow down to it. Our children will never be what the state wants. Even if they are held in prison for another 30 years, they will not regret it. My daughter has not regretted it for 30 years because she didn't do anything to regret it. While those who murder women, engage in prostitution, sell drugs and steal are released, our prisoners who have completed their 30-year sentences are not. Many prisoners are in the same situation as my daughter. If this is not cruelty and insult, then what is? Release the ill and the prisoners whose sentences have expired."

 

CALL FOR SOLIDARITY

 

Stating that all prisoners want peace and justice, Çakmak continued as follows: “What is the state doing in Rojava and Basur? Our children are being killed every day. How long will this last? It is enough. Problems are not solved by war. All political parties and institutions should unite around the prisoners. This is not a period of sitting at home for prisoners. We must embrace them.”