Özgür Özel visited journalist İsmail Arı in prison

NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel visited BirGün newspaper reporter İsmail Arı, who has been detained in Sincan Prison for 16 days. In his statement to BirGün newspaper about his visit, Özel said, "Unfortunately, I visited him in prison once again. His health condition is good, his morale is high."

Stating that Arı told him, "I am here because I am a journalist. I will continue to do journalism," Özel said, "He is waiting for all his colleagues and all his friends to his hearing on November 19."

Özel said, "Arı wanted to make the then RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin use his right of reply. If this detention is considered normal, all law faculties and communication faculties in Turkey should be closed. We are faced with an injustice at that level."

He stated that in his meeting with Özel İsmail Arı, the injustices experienced by Mustafa Balcı, Murat Ağırel, Şaban Sevinç, İsmail Saymaz, Merdan Yanardağ, Tuğba Tekerek and other journalists were also brought to the agenda, and he evaluated, "We chatted about the possibility of a study like the country of strange detentions."