05 July 2012 Daily Human Rights Report
(07/041) Operations and clashes in South-east…
HPGPeople's Defence Forces (armed wing of the PKK) militants stopped the two cars on the road between Ilıcak and Çığlı Village of Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak Province and burned down the cars and abducted th two drivers on 4 July 2012.
HPG militants stopped a car in Çatak District of Van’ın Province and abducted two construction workers on 4 July 2012.
(07/042) Excessive use of force by municipal police…
Nubar Veske, a rice and pea meal peddler, was beaten with sticks and pepper gas was sprayed on his face by the municipal police on the grounds that he did not remove the mobile counter in Fatih District of İstanbul Province reported on 4 July 2012. Serdar Çoksöver, Serkan Çoksöver, Şaban Özer and Ramazan Yılmaz who tried the interfere the incident were also beaten and Serkan Çoksöver’s wrist was cut in the incident.
(07/043) Closed institute in Mardin Province…
Derik Governorate, decided to shut down the House to Support Education affiliated to the Derik Municipality on the grounds that it violates the degrees reported on 4 July 2012.
(07/044) Convicted persons…
Van Heavy Penal Court No. 3 sentenced Bazi Bor to 19 years and 6 months of imprisonment on charges of “being a member of an illegal organisation” under Article 314 of TPCTurkish Penal Code and “making propaganda of an illegal organisation” under Article 7/2 of Anti-Terror Law; Mesut Delen to 6 years and 3 months of imprisonment on charges of “being a member of an illegal organisation” under Article 314 of TPC and acquitted the other three defendants -Ayhan Kaçak, Servet Aslan and Mehmet Nasır Kaya on 4 July 2012.
Five defendants including the Democratic Society Party’s (DTP) Van Province Central District Chairperson Bazi Bor had been arrested on the grounds that they had been recruiting militants to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKKKurdish Workers' Party ) armed wing People’s Defence Forces (HPG) in Van Province on 5 August 2010.
(07/045) KCKUnion of Communities in Kurdistan operation in Diyarbakır Province…
Twenty-one people –including BDPPeace and Democracy Party ’s Dicle District Chairperson Cemal Sert- were detained in the raids on Dicle Municipality, BDP’s District office and houses with the order of Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecution Office in Dicle District of Diyarbakır Province on 4 July 2012.
Nine people including Mayor Mustafa Uyguner have reportedly warrants for their arrest.
(07/046) Explosion in Mersin Province…
Three sounds bombs left in three different places caused material damage in Mersin Province on 5 July 2012.
(07/047) Fighting with Terrorism Law in practise…
Zemin Demirel a reader of Kızıl Bayrak (Red Flag) Magazine, who had been detained in Adana Province on 3 July 2012 was arrested on the grounds that his sentence (10 months of imprisonment) on charges of ““making propaganda of an illegal organisation” under Article 7/2 of Anti-Terror Law was approved by the Supreme Court of Appeal’s Penal Chambers No. 9.
(07/48) Detentions and arrests…
Thirteen people were detained in synchronised home raids of the Fighting with Terrorism Department teams in the framework of the Al-Qaida operation in Gaziantep Province on 4 July 2012.
(07/049) Home raid in Van Province…
BDP’s District Branch’s former Chairperson Mustafa Yabalak and a person allegedly HPG militant were detained in home raid of the Fighting with Terrorism Department teams in Lêman (Lican) Village of Bahçesaray District of Van Province on 4 July 2012.
(07/050) Home raids in Erzurum Province…
Four people including the BDP district executives Servet Kamış and İbrahim Kerez were detained in synchronised home raids in Karayazı District of Erzurum Province on 4 July 2012.
