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6 September 2024 Daily Human Rights Report
(09/066) Girl Subjected to Sexual Violence by Neighborhood Watchers in Adana…
It is learned from the news coverage of 5 September 2024 that, Adana Ceyhan Heavy Penal Court No 1 accepted the indictment against 3 neighborhood watchers (Fatih Ş., Mehmet Ali T. and Mehmet Can D.) for sexually abusing and exploiting a girl named C. İ. with 25% intellectual disability report in Adana since 2022. The indictment demands a sentence for Fatih Ş. and Mehmet Ali T. on the charges of ‘sexual intercourse with a minor’ and for Mehmet Can D. on the charges of ‘encouraging or procuring children to prostitution’, ‘trafficking or providing drugs or stimulants’, ‘sexual intercourse with a minor’ and ‘sexual abuse of a child under 15’. The first hearing of the case will be held on 24 October 2024. It is also reported in the news that 3 neighborhood watchers were suspended from duty on 4 September 2024.
Merve Şahin, the lawyer of the girl, stated the following to the press on the subject: “The incident occurred in 2022. We have been dealing with the file since 2022. The earthquake intervened, and the process was disrupted. At first, there was one neighborhood watcher. Later, we learned that the same person ‘marketed’ my client to his friends for money. The person said he did not know my client, but BTK records came out. 480 hours of call records were found, most of them were at night. The phone was analysed. Another phone was bought, a vehicle involved in the incident was also changed. C. İ. has 25 percent intellectual disability since childhood. Our trial will be held on 24 October at Ceyhan Heavy Penal Court No 1. The indictment has just been prepared. We were supposed to talk about arrest right now, but it didn’t happen. 3 neighborhood watchers were suspended from duty yesterday”.
(09/067) The Metin Lokumcu Case…
The final hearing of the case against 13 police officers, including Artvin Provincial Security Director and Hopa District Security Director, on the death of Metin Lokumcu due to excessive/disproportionate use of tear gas during the police intervention against a press declaration in the Hopa district of Artvin on 31 May 2011, was held on 6 September 2024. The court acquitted 13 defendants.
(09/068) Journalists on Trial in Istanbul…
The trial of the case against journalists Osman Akın and Veysi Sarısözen was held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 13 on September 5, 2024. The indictment demands a sentence for the journalists on the charge of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organization in a chain’. The court decided to wait for the execution of the arrest warrant for Veysi Sarısözen and adjourned the trial to 4 March 2025.
(09/069) Ban of Access to Web Content…
It is learned from the news coverage of 5 September 2024 that, a total of 3 content on https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr, https://www.ntvspor.net, and https://ajansspor.com related to the allegations that 6 foreign football players were defrauded were banned from access by Istanbul Anadolu Criminal Peace Judgeship No 5 on 3 September 2024, on the grounds of violation of personal rights.
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