Tarihi Karar: İşkencecilere Müebbet Hapis
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Court Hands Down Life Sentences Over Inmate's Torture, Killing
06/03/2010 09:50:49
Court hands down life sentences over inmate's torture, killing
03 June 2010
Threeguardsand adeputydirectorat the Metris Prison in İstanbul weresentencedto life without the possibility ofparolefor causing the death of aninmateas a result oftorture.
On Tuesday, the İstanbul 14th High CriminalCourtruled Metris Prison Deputy Director Fuat Karaosmanoğlu and guards Selahattin Apaydın, Nihat Kızılkaya and Sami Ergazi to be given life sentences for the killing of Engin Çeber, who died while in statecustody. Çeber and his friends were taken into custody in İstanbul in early October 2008 for reportedly selling the leftist magazine Yürüyüş. They were later arrested and sent to Metris Prison, where they wereallegedlysubjected to torture and thedisproportionateuse of force by policemen and prison guards.
"Çeber and his friends were tortured during the time they spent in prison. With these sentences, Turkey has come to prove that the Metris Prison was scene to torture andabuse,' he said.
Tarihi Karar: İşkencecilere Müebbet Hapis - Court Hands Down Life Sentences Over Inmate's Torture, Killing
Court hands down life sentences over inmate's torture, killing
03 June 2010
Threeguardsand adeputydirectorat the Metris Prison in İstanbul weresentencedto life without the possibility ofparolefor causing the death of aninmateas a result oftorture.
On Tuesday, the İstanbul 14th High CriminalCourtruled Metris Prison Deputy Director Fuat Karaosmanoğlu and guards Selahattin Apaydın, Nihat Kızılkaya and Sami Ergazi to be given life sentences for the killing of Engin Çeber, who died while in statecustody. Çeber and his friends were taken into custody in İstanbul in early October 2008 for reportedly selling the leftist magazine Yürüyüş. They were later arrested and sent to Metris Prison, where they wereallegedlysubjected to torture and thedisproportionateuse of force by policemen and prison guards.
"Çeber and his friends were tortured during the time they spent in prison. With these sentences, Turkey has come to prove that the Metris Prison was scene to torture andabuse,' he said.
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