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Turkey: Sila Abalay facing court on May 22nd (en/fr)

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Turkey: Update on 16 year old child prisoner and hunger striker Sila Abalay – Sila will be facing the judge and prosecutors at Çağlayan courthouse in Istanbul on May 22nd at 01:00PM. Sila is accused of being a member of a left-wing terrorist group and taking part in illegal actions, she has been on hunger strike since April 2nd demanding to be treated as a political prisoner and to be moved from solitary confinement.

Turkey: 16 year-old Sila Abalay on 37th day of hunger strike

Following the action in which Prosecutor Kiraz was taken hostage at Çağlayan Courthouse police carried out an operation in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı.  The operation took place on the 1st of April when Sıla Abalay was arrested in her neighbourhood.  The 16 year-old child prisoner was placed in detention alongside sentenced prisoners at Bakırköy Women’s and Children’s Prison.
Abalay began her hunger strike in custody after stating ‘Now that I am of legal age to be arrested, given that I am a political prisoner, put me with political prisoners’.  Since beginning her hunger strike on the 2nd of April Abalay was moved to a single cell.
Abalay, who was arrested at her family home and taken into custody was charged with ‘membership of an illegal organisation’.  Political prisoner Sıla’s health is deteriorating.
Lawyer Naciye Demir clarified that Abalay had been arrested on suspicion of taking part in an illegal event after being present at a press conference and stated that there was no reason why Abalay should have been arrested.
Lawyer Demir further added that whilst in custody, police verbally threatened 16 year-old Sıla with the same fate as Elif Sultan Kalsen who was shot in front of the police headquarters in Vatan, Istanbul, saying ‘We will kill you just like we killed her’.

(via isyandan.org)

http://insurrectionnewsworldwide.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/turkey-16-year-old-sila-abalay-on-37th.html

 

Turquie : Une prisonnière de 16 ans en grève de la faim depuis 44 jours

Sıla Abalay, 16 ans, a été arrêtée le 1er avril lors des perquisitions qui ont fait suite à la séquestration du procureur par le DHKP-C. Depuis le 2 avril -cela fait 4 jours ce 17 mai- elle est en grève de la faim pour réclamer le statut de prisonnière politique et pour être retirée du régime d’isolement. Elle sera convoquée devant le juge et le procureur ce 22 mai à 13h au tribunal Çağlayan d’Istanbul. Elle fait face à des accusations d’appartenance à un groupe terroriste et de participations à des actions illégales.

http://www.secoursrouge.org/Turquie-Une-prisonniere-de-16-ans