Lawyers last saw Ocalan on 27 July
Lawyers last saw Ocalan on 27 July
There is no doubt that preventing lawyers to visit their client amounts to a gross violation of the prisoner's right. Yet, Turkey does not appear one bit concerned about constantly violating prisoners' rights.
Indeed lawyers for Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan have been denied their weekly meeting with their client since 27 July.
Various excuses such as "bad weather, no boat available to Imralý Island" have been used by the authorities in the attempt to justify the clear violation of Ocalan's right.
Last week Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chairs Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuðluk and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Group Chairman Selahattin Demirtaþ had made a written application to the Ministry of Justice to see the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Imrali prison.
And again at the end of the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) congress, last Sunday, newly re-elected co-chair Selahattin Demirtaþ said his party cannot accept the pressure and denial of basic rights the PKK leader has been forced to endure. Demirtaþ remarked that no Kurd can accept the isolation of a people’s leader in a two by two meters hole.
Demirtaþ also added that he will have a talk with the Minister of Justice about meeting with Ocalan.
In his last meeting with the lawyers, on 27 July, PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan had made significant statements.
Calling on the Turkish state and Kandil, PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan said; "I have finished to play my role. I will take no more steps from now onward to carry on my role unless I am provided with an area of health, security and free movement".
Stating that he will not be able to perform an active leadership under the current circumstances, Ocalan said the followings; "I had already expressed that I will no more be able to perform my role under these conditions, however the attitude of the state and the AKP is blindingly obvious, they don't take any steps. Both Kandil and the state's delegation take me in hand and use me as a subcontractor. From today on, I give an end to be used as a subcontractor as my current position harms both the state and the Kurds. I will no more able to give instructions from here. Peace talks cannot be held under these conditions. My situation is similar to that of Mandela in South Africa. And just like he did, I will also not attempt to take any steps towards peace unless I am set free and have a possibility to move freely. As known, Mandela played his role after the necessary conditions were provided.
Operations are following one another and neither the state's delegation nor the KCK has done its part. We make no headway in this way. Besides the process does harm to both the state and the Kurds. My leadership under these circumstances will no more be for the benefit of Kurds."
Ocalan also remarked that the Iranian operation is "a regional attack" as Iran intends to extirpate the Kurdish freedom vein, which he said is very dangerous.
Indeed lawyers for Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan have been denied their weekly meeting with their client since 27 July.
Various excuses such as "bad weather, no boat available to Imralý Island" have been used by the authorities in the attempt to justify the clear violation of Ocalan's right.
Last week Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chairs Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuðluk and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Group Chairman Selahattin Demirtaþ had made a written application to the Ministry of Justice to see the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Imrali prison.
And again at the end of the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) congress, last Sunday, newly re-elected co-chair Selahattin Demirtaþ said his party cannot accept the pressure and denial of basic rights the PKK leader has been forced to endure. Demirtaþ remarked that no Kurd can accept the isolation of a people’s leader in a two by two meters hole.
Demirtaþ also added that he will have a talk with the Minister of Justice about meeting with Ocalan.
In his last meeting with the lawyers, on 27 July, PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan had made significant statements.
Calling on the Turkish state and Kandil, PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan said; "I have finished to play my role. I will take no more steps from now onward to carry on my role unless I am provided with an area of health, security and free movement".
Stating that he will not be able to perform an active leadership under the current circumstances, Ocalan said the followings; "I had already expressed that I will no more be able to perform my role under these conditions, however the attitude of the state and the AKP is blindingly obvious, they don't take any steps. Both Kandil and the state's delegation take me in hand and use me as a subcontractor. From today on, I give an end to be used as a subcontractor as my current position harms both the state and the Kurds. I will no more able to give instructions from here. Peace talks cannot be held under these conditions. My situation is similar to that of Mandela in South Africa. And just like he did, I will also not attempt to take any steps towards peace unless I am set free and have a possibility to move freely. As known, Mandela played his role after the necessary conditions were provided.
Operations are following one another and neither the state's delegation nor the KCK has done its part. We make no headway in this way. Besides the process does harm to both the state and the Kurds. My leadership under these circumstances will no more be for the benefit of Kurds."
Ocalan also remarked that the Iranian operation is "a regional attack" as Iran intends to extirpate the Kurdish freedom vein, which he said is very dangerous.
