Turkish press on prisoners

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Turkish press, August 2, 1996

Torture increases.

According to the Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Torture Inquiry
Commission  1238 people have been tortured in Istanbul in the last 6 months. Six
people died during torture in the beginning of the year. Torture increased
further this year. It started this year at the funeral of Riza Boybas and Orhan
Ozen who were massacred in Umraniye-prison when 1.400 people were locked up and
tortured in a gymnasium. Istanbul is the city where torture most frequently
occurs. During this torture, also a 1,5 month old unborn child was killed.

Yeni Yuezgil

Delegation in Turkey hindered.
A delegation of  members of the PDS, the Gruenen and students from Darmstadt
made a press statement after they observed the situation in Turkey for four
days: "Although Tansu Ciller declared that delegations from abroad would have
access to the hospitals at all times, this was obstructed by Sevket Kazan." And
the added: "Sevket Kazan and Mehmet Agar are responsible for the death of 12
people. The minister of Justice should be put on trial before the European Court
of Human Rights."

Cumhueriyet

The health situation of the prisoners after the transportation to the University
hospital in Istanbul remains problematic. 9 prisoners are in a very critical
condition. The other prisoners, who participated in the hunger strike for 2
months, are in hospital as well. It became obvious that the ministry of Health
did not take the necessary preparations for their treatment. 10 prisoners in the
Haydarpasa hospital were chained to their beds, that's why they refuse medical
treatment. Clothes and food are not allowed in by the gendarmes.

Demokrasi

Looking for the guilty inside the prisons.

After the death of 4 prisoners in the Bayrampasa prison, the chief  prosecutor
of Eyuep wrote a letter to the prison board, asking for the names of all
prisoners so he could look for who was responsible for the death of the
prisoners. He noted: "I will summon the prisoners in groups of 3 or 4. When they
don't show up, this will be recorded in the protocols."


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