Decision was pre-determined says arrested journalists lawyer

  • actual
  • 11:04 21 January 2025
  • |
img

ISTANBUL - Elif Taşdöğen, lawyer of the journalists arrested for their news reports and programmes, said: "The decision was pre-determined."

Journalists Necla Demir, Rahime Karvar, Ahmet Güneş, Welat Ekin, Reyhan Hacıoğlu and Vedat Örüç, who were detained in house raids on 17 January as part of an Istanbul-based investigation, were arrested by the court yesterday on the allegation of "being an illegal organization member". The arrest of the journalists, who were referred for arrest without taking their statements by the prosecutor's office, was justified on the grounds of the programmes and news they had made within the scope of their professional activities. 
 
 
Elif Taşdöğen, member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), spoke about the arrest of journalists, the attitude of the court and the file.
 
Lawyer Elif Taşdöğen, who took part in the interrogation of journalist Rahime Karvar, reminded that her client, who did not give a statement at the police station, was referred to the judgeship without being taken to the prosecutor's office. Elif Taşdöğen pointed out that the decision to arrest the journalists was made in advance and said, "There was no defence case. The fact that the criminal judge made this discourse with the client before the law enforcement and prosecutor's statements were taken shows the stage the law has reached.  It is an indication that the judgement was prepared in advance or that it was a pre-determined decision. It is also an indication that the defence was not taken into consideration. In order to understand the charge of 'membership of an illegal organization', you normally need to ask questions. But the judge did not even pay attention to it."
 
Stating that the client defended her professional activities in her statement to the judge, Elif Taşdöğen said, "The client underlined that her news reports were within the scope of freedom of expression and that she is a feminist. She also underlined that she had covered the issues that were on the agenda of Turkey and the world as a journalist. The client said, 'I do not regret any of the news I did. I did what I had to do as a journalist. I would do it again'."
 
MA / Ömer İbrahimoğlu

View More Articles

15/02/2025
12:08 Conspiracy protest: Freedom for Ocalan
11:51 DFG and MKG: Release journalists
11:37 Abdullah Öcalan's freedom must ensured immediately says DBP
11:10 They organised with paradigm of Abdullah Öcalan
10:18 Putschist will lose says Abdullah Zeydan
10:02 'We will stand against trustee mentality'
09:30 Trustee and administration entered municipality amid slogans of "There is a thief"
08:09 Trustee appoints to Wan Metropolitan Municipality
14/02/2025
16:58 Peace Mothers in field of resistance: Berxwedan jiyane, kayyım talan e!
15:50 Sêrt and Riha supports Wan resistance
15:36 Kurdish participation in construction of new Syria ensures stability says Bafil Talabani
15:29 Ill prisoners in Antalya not transfer to hospital for 1 year
13:53 Mothers in resistance: They will never subjugate us
13:33 House raids in many cities
13:19 Police raid on Jin Art House
13:18 Families applies to go to İmralı
13:00 Wan citizens: We didn't let them pass yesterday and we won't let them pass today
12:06 KON-MED calls for Strasbourg rally
10:58 Met her father at age of 13 and has been waiting his release for 17 years
10:28 'Peoples embraced each other with Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy'
09:44 Tells her acquaintance with Öcalan: My loyalty to struggle increased
09:41 They are on vigil destipe dead of winter
09:30 Öcalan must be liberated says Lawyer Lokman Emen
08:36 Wan vigil on its 4th day
13/02/2025
22:45 Letter from Rêber Apo has arrived says Cemil Bayik
15:36 Identities of 32 citizens massacred in Shengal revealed after years
15:20 Turkish attack in Binarê Qendîl region
13:51 Vigil continues in Wan
13:15 Lawyers applies to meet with Abdullah Öcalan
13:03 Solution will give everyone a wind says Mehmet Ocalan
12:26 'Parliament must take responsibility, social participation must be ensured'
11:56 We will not give our municipality say Wan citizens
10:48 'International action must be taken against murder of journalists'
10:16 She fasts every 15 February: Conspirators will lose
09:22 'Hunger strike' hinders evacuation
08:49 People in action for 3 days
08:27 Detainees in Ankara releases
12/02/2025
16:53 Mass action in Wan: People will respond to politics of non-solution
14:08 Police officer, murderer of Kazanhan has not been caught for 1 year
12:36 Solution possible with Öcalan's freedom says DBP Women's Assembly Spokesperson
11:54 Photographs of murdered women journalists burnt
11:27 ‘Urban Consensus’ targeted: Government wants to keep CHP out of solution
10:51 'Legal changes must be made for a solution'
10:39 DEM Party PM Member Sinemillioğlu detained
10:15 Important statement from PKK
09:45 If we do not see freedom of Öcalan, we risking peace says Margaret Owen
09:15 If AKP blocks process, Turkey will lose says Musa Farisogullari
08:28 Resistance in Wan continues
11/02/2025
16:43 Tent set up in Wan against trustee attempt
16:31 Protest in front of Evin Prison