Lawyer Ahmet Atış, a member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), went to Antalya Type S Closed Prison on August 9 to meet with his client. Atış was asked to undergo a body search after passing through the X-ray machine. Atış, who objected to the practice, was told: "The director has a strict order, we will not go beyond that order." Atış refused the search and was prevented from meeting with his client.

 

'UNLAWFUL'

 

Atış said that the imposition of a body search, despite no warning being given on the X-ray machine, is against the law. "If such an unlawful practice is imposed on a lawyer, who knows what else is being imposed on prisoners," said Atış, emphasizing that the policy of impunity is effective in increasing violations. Atış stated that what is happening in prisons is arbitrary practices. Stating that many rights violations have occurred in the past in Antalya Type S Prison and noted that especially political prisoners are subjected to special treatment.

 

REFLECTIONS OF ISOLATION

 

Drawing attention to the fact that the events are related to the isolation imposed on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 41 months, Atış said the following: "With the İmralı isolation, there is an effort to create isolation on society. Indeed, in recent times, along with isolation, there has also been intolerance towards Kurdish. Even in today's legislation, there are certain conditions for a convict to be visited. According to the laws enacted by the state itself, the legislation on the visitation conditions of an individual sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment has been determined by the legislation on family and lawyer visits. But today, the isolation has reached four years. There is an isolation that is unprecedented in the world and is not compatible with the law."

 

Atış stated that he will file a criminal complaint against the treatment he was subjected to.