At the press conference held by the Istanbul Bar Association, attention was drawn to the flaws in earthquake cases. A press conference was held at the Istanbul Bar Association before the hearing to be held today in the Rönesans Residence case, in which at least 270 people lost their lives in Hatay during the February 6, 2023 earthquakes. The opening speech of the meeting held yesterday at the bar association building by the Istanbul Bar Association Disaster Law Coordination Center was made by Istanbul Bar Association President Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu did it. Stating that they will follow the case regarding Rönesans Residence on site in Hatay, Kaboğlu stated that earthquake cases concern not only the earthquake victims or the region, but the whole country and society.
Speaking on behalf of the Istanbul Bar Association Disaster Law Coordination Center, lawyer Eren Can, the relative of the missing person, called for the conclusion of investigations for which no indictment has been prepared, the preparation of expert reports in a scientific and impartial manner, the chain of responsibility to be investigated in all its aspects, the conduct of effective investigations in the files for which public officials are responsible, the effective implementation of the procedures for the capture of fugitive defendants, the trials to be concluded in a reasonable time and fairly, and the participation of the relatives of the missing in the cases and access to information to be guaranteed.
'THE BIGGEST MASSACRE'
Lawyer Yeşim collected, who lost her family in the Rönesans Residence, said, "The greatest massacre in the history of the Republic took place deliberately. While all the other buildings were still standing, the Rönesans Residence was demolished by the conscious choices of the defendants." Stating that the sixth expert report has arrived and that the defendants are primarily at fault in all reports,bulk said, "In this case, there is all the data that will require the defendants to be convicted of possible intent. We want the court to decide in this direction and citizens to follow the earthquake cases."
'GOOD CARE FOR THE FUGITIVE'
Lawyer Gülsüm Öz Doğru, who lost her relatives in Tutar Yapı Sitesi Block C, said that in earthquake cases, even fugitive defendants are given good behavior discounts, and in many cases, investigations against public personnel do not even reach the indictment stage. Öz Doğru said, "While even the bus driver who ran a red light and had an accident is tried for possible intent, the defendants who cut the colon are not tried for possible intent."
'WE WILL NOT GIVE UP'
Yusuf Şanlı, who lost his relatives in İskenderun State Hospital, said, "Almost four years have passed, even the indictment is not ready. We cannot mourn because we are begging for justice." Ali Ekber Tan, who lost his child in İSİAS Hotel, said, "There is an organized crime. However, we will not give up, we will fight and we will leave this struggle to the next generations."
