Release decision in the case where Grup Yorum members were tried…
Merve Kurt and Rıdvan Akbaş, who were tried in the same case, were also released; Muharrem Cengiz was detained due to another file
Quick Look
- Grup Yorum member Cem Dursun was released after 197 days of indefinite hunger strike in Silivri No.
- 6 L Type Prison.
- A release decision was also issued for Merve Kurt and Rıdvan Akbaş, who were tried in the same case.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Cem Dursun was on an indefinite hunger strike for 197 days against the 24/7 cameras and solitary confinement in Silivri (Marmara) No. 6 L Type Prison. The release decision was given at the sixth hearing of the case. Muharrem Cengiz has been on a hunger strike for 17 days, but he was not released due to the sentence he received from another case.
Grup Yorum member Cem Dursun was released after his 197-day indefinite hunger strike against the isolation in prison. A release decision was also issued for Grup Yorum members Merve Kurt and Rıdvan Akbaş, who were tried in the same case.
Cem Dursun, who is held in Silivri (Marmara) No. 6 L Type Prison, has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 197 days against the 24/7 cameras and solitary confinement.
In the statement made on the social media account of the People's Law Office, it was announced that Dursun, as well as Grup Yorum members Merve Kurt and Rıdvan Akbaş, were released at today's hearing of the case.
MUHARREM CENGİZ WAS NOT RELEASED DUE TO OTHER FILES
Labor Party (EMEP) Deputy İskender Bayhan also made a statement on his social media account regarding the evacuation decisions.
Stating that the release decision was made in the sixth hearing of the case in which Grup Yorum members were tried, Bayhan said that Cem Dursun, Merve Kurt and Rıdvan Akbaş had been kept in prison for months "without any evidence, without any concrete allegations, on unfounded accusations".
Bayhan stated that Muharrem Cengiz, who has been on hunger strike for 17 days against the practices in prison, could not be released due to the sentence he received from another file.
Wishing Cem Dursun to recover as soon as possible outside the prison, Bayhan called for Muharrem Cengiz's demands to be accepted before they reach a life-threatening level.
In his statement, Bayhan stated that they will continue to fight for the end of arbitrary practices in prisons, the regulation of a fair execution law, the principle of trial without detention and an independent-democratic judicial system.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It can be expected that Muharrem Cengiz's demands will be accepted and he will be released or his hunger strike will end.
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- No updated information was given about Cem Dursun's health condition.
- Details of the sentence Muharrem Cengiz received from another file were not disclosed.
- It is unclear how the trial of those released will continue.
