Festus Okey case: The protestors will stand trial
Festus Okey case: The protestors will stand trial
The court trying the case of Festus Okey didn’t impose penalty on the murderer police as it is still occupied with “authentication”, while beginning legal action against those who mention that they want justice.
The case concerning the murder of Nigerian migrant Festus Okey, who lost his life on 20 August 2007 with a bullet of police gun in Ýstanbul Beyoðlu Public Security Office Department he was taken to as a detainee, is continuing today.
Defendant police officer Cengiz Yýldýz and his lawyer were on the trial in Beyoðlu 4. High Criminal Court, while Göçmen Solidarity Net activists were also there, filing a petition to the court to express that they want to take part in the case.
The court board refused the involvement application and filed a criminal complaint against Göçmen Solidarity Net activists .
The board filed the complaint to Public Prosecution Office against the petition signer activists Didem Danýþ, Çaðdaþ Önder, Ufuk Ahýksa, Selim Can Yýldýrým, Sema Coþkun, Ayþe Zeynep Akalýn, Burak Boysun, Ahmet Murat Öðüt, Özhan Önder for their following statement on the petition; “The judgment process has extended much enough to damage the reliance in justice and the violation of right to live, which is the fundamental right, is neglected due to procedural discussions”. The chief judge Ýshak Eren claimed that the court board is insulted with these statements.
Eren also joined a TV program and decided for legal action against Contemporary Lawyers' Association lawyer Güray Dað, who criticized the lawsuit process and said that the case is aimed to be procrastinated and lived down and claimed that the police officer would be returned a verdict of not guilty.
And the trial didn’t record any progression in Festus Okey’s murder. The court board reminded that the Ministry of Justice is responsible for Okey’s identifying information and consulting Foreign Ministry about the case. The court board decided for asking the answer of Foreign Ministry and suspended the trial to a forward date.
The case concerning the murder of Nigerian migrant Festus Okey, who lost his life on 20 August 2007 with a bullet of police gun in Ýstanbul Beyoðlu Public Security Office Department he was taken to as a detainee, is continuing today.
Defendant police officer Cengiz Yýldýz and his lawyer were on the trial in Beyoðlu 4. High Criminal Court, while Göçmen Solidarity Net activists were also there, filing a petition to the court to express that they want to take part in the case.
The court board refused the involvement application and filed a criminal complaint against Göçmen Solidarity Net activists .
The board filed the complaint to Public Prosecution Office against the petition signer activists Didem Danýþ, Çaðdaþ Önder, Ufuk Ahýksa, Selim Can Yýldýrým, Sema Coþkun, Ayþe Zeynep Akalýn, Burak Boysun, Ahmet Murat Öðüt, Özhan Önder for their following statement on the petition; “The judgment process has extended much enough to damage the reliance in justice and the violation of right to live, which is the fundamental right, is neglected due to procedural discussions”. The chief judge Ýshak Eren claimed that the court board is insulted with these statements.
Eren also joined a TV program and decided for legal action against Contemporary Lawyers' Association lawyer Güray Dað, who criticized the lawsuit process and said that the case is aimed to be procrastinated and lived down and claimed that the police officer would be returned a verdict of not guilty.
And the trial didn’t record any progression in Festus Okey’s murder. The court board reminded that the Ministry of Justice is responsible for Okey’s identifying information and consulting Foreign Ministry about the case. The court board decided for asking the answer of Foreign Ministry and suspended the trial to a forward date.
