02 Mart 2021
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (President of Republic of Turkey) ve 1 diğer muhatap daha tarafına Gergerlioglu Campaign bu kampanyayı başlattı
End unlawfulness against Turkey human rights activist and deputy Gergerlioğlu!
Nous voulons mettre fin à cette injustice contre le militant des droits humains et député M. Gergerlioğlu!
İnsan hakları aktivisti ve milletvekili Gergerlioğlu’na yapılan hukuksuzluğa SON verin!
[Turkish, French below]
[EN]
End unlawfulness against human rights activist and deputy Gergerlioğlu!
HDP Deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for “making propaganda for a terrorist organization” on the grounds that he shared on his twitter account an article from T24 news website. Due to this decision, we are faced with the unlawfulness of Gergerlioğlu’s deputy and arrested.
We, 203 persons and organisations (politicians, academics, artists, authors, journalists, and human rights advocates) demand that the unlawfulness against human rights activist and deputy Gergerlioğlu is immediately ended!
[FR]
Nous voulons mettre fin à cette injustice contre le militant des droits humains et député M. Gergerlioğlu!
Le député du Parti démocratique des peuples (HDP), M. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a été condamné à 2 ans et 6 mois de prison pour «propagande en faveur d’une organisation terroriste» au motif qu’il avait partagé un article du site d’information « T24 » sur son compte Twitter. À cause de ce jugement, nous sommes confrontés à une illégalité face au statut parlementaire de M. Gergerlioğlu qui sera déchu ainsi qu’à son arrestaion.
En tant que politiciens, avocats, universitaires, artistes, écrivains, journalistes et 203 personnes et institutions sensibles aux droits humains, nous voulons mettre fin à l’injustice contre le militant des droits humains et député M. Gergerlioğlu
[TR]
İnsan hakları aktivisti ve milletvekili Gergerlioğlu’na yapılan hukuksuzluğa SON verilsin!
HDP Milletvekili Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu hakkında, T24 haber sitesinde yer alan bir yazıyı twitter hesabından paylaştığı gerekçesiyle ‘terör örgütü propagandası yapma’ suçundan 2 yıl 6 ay hapis cezası verildi. Bu karar nedeniyle Gergerlioğlu’nun milletvekilliğinin düşürülmesi ve tutuklanması hukuksuzluğu ile karşı karşıyayız.
Siyasetçi, hukukçu, akademisyen, sanatçı, yazar, gazeteci ve insan haklarına duyarlı 203 kişi ve kurum olarak insan hakları aktivisti ve milletvekili Gergerlioğlu’na karşı yürütülen hukuksuzluğa son verilmesini istiyoruz.
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[EN]
Open Letter to President Erdoğan
Solidarity with Human Rights Activist and Member of Parliament Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu
Your Excellency,
The International Observatory of Human Rights joined by the below human rights organizations, and esteemed members of civil society, are writing this letter to express our concerns about the current pressures imposed by the state of Turkey upon countless individuals especially Mr. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who is making tireless efforts to champion human rights in Turkey, and maintain institutions that are struggling to this end.
Gergerlioğlu, a human rights activist and an MP, was threatened with ‘terrorism’ charges, first by Uşak Police Chief and then by AKP Group Chairman Özlem Zengin and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.
The fact that 23 female students studying at Uşak University had been subjected to strip searches twice for 5 days after their detention on August 31, 2020 drew strong reaction on social media.
Mr. Gergerlioğlu expressed this news in the Parliament and called for an end to the unlawful practice of strip searches.
As the topic of strip searches grew on social media, with the women who suffered from this inhumane practice sharing what they had to endure with the public. Many champions of human rights supported the victims, categorically denouncing this unlawfulness which in no way is compatible with human dignity,
The strip searches conducted twice for supposed security reasons by the Uşak Police violate the prohibition of treatment incompatible with human dignity. Although an effective investigation into this issue was necessary, MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who brought it to the Parliament and also made it public, was even subjected to accusations.
AKP Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin targeted MP Gergerlioğlu, saying; “So far, I have never seen a deputy who terrorizes the Parliament as much as Mr. Gergerlioğlu.”
Shortly after this statement, Uşak Police Chief Mesut Gezer made the following statement containing threats and insults, saying: “We are here to fight with these treachers who slander us, these sanguinaries, bloodshedders, … We will not let them breathe in this country.”
Following this statement, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu also pointed his fingers at Mr. Gergerlioglu, saying: “Indeed, this man is a terrorist, we have filed numerous complaints. I’m calling on the judiciary to do whatever is necessary about him. “
Immediately afterwards, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an investigation was launched against Gergerlioğlu and the people who voiced their reactions on social media.
We would like to underline that we are seriously concerned about long-standing mass detentions and human rights violations in Turkey, public officials are easily accusing human rights defenders and MPs of being “terrorists”.
In light of the above the IOHR along with the below esteemed institutions and individuals stand in solidarity with Mr. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and we call on the authorities in Turkey to investigate and stop all threats directed by public officials, politicians and prosecutors at Mr. Gergerlioğlu and other human rights defenders.
Signatories
1. Dietmar KÖSTER, Member of European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (Germany)
2. Özlem DEMIREL, Member of European Parliament, The Left Group in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL (Germany)
3. Sabine VERHEYEN, Member of European Parliament, Group of the European People’s Party (Germany)
4. Alviina ALAMETSÄ, Member of European Parliament, Group of the Greens (Finland)
5. Erik MARQUARDT, Member of European Parliament, Group of the Greens (Germany)
6. Rev. Dirk FICCA, Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (USA)
7. Sophie ROHONYI, Member of the Federal Parliament (Belgium)
8. Christophe LACROIX, Member of the Federal Parliament (Belgium)
9. Georges DALLEMAGNE, Member of the Federal Parliament (Belgium)
10. Carlo SOMMARUGA, Senator (Switzerland)
11. Gyde JENSEN, President of the German Bundestag Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Commission (Germany)
12. Sevim DAGDELEN, Die Linke, Chairwomen of the German-Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Group, Member of the German Parliament (Germany)
13. Frank SCHWABE, SPD, Member of the German Parliament, SPD Parliamentary Group Human Rights Policy spokesperson, Vice-chair of the European Council German Delegation (Germany)
14. Gokay AKBULUT, Die Linke, Member of the German Parliament (Germany)
15. Andrej HUNKO, Member of the German Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Germany)
16. Kai GEHRING, Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, Member of the German Parliament (Germany)
17. Ulla JELPKE, Die Linke, Member of the German Parliament (Germany)
18. Bianca DEBAETS, Member of the Brussels Parliament (Belgium)
19. Victoria AUSTRAET, Member of the Brussels Parliament (Belgium)
20. Joris NACHTERGAELE, Member of the Flemish Parliament (Belgium)
21. Hannelore GOEMAN, Member of the Flemish Parliament (Belgium)
22. Karl VANLOUWE, Member of the Flemish Parliament (Belgium)
23. Berivan ASLAN, Member of the Austrian Parliament (Austria)
24. Philippe COURARD, Member of the Walloon Parliament and Senator (Belgium)
25. Pierre BAYENET, Parliamentarian and Lawyer, Geneva (Switzerland)
26. Laurence FEHLMANN RIELLE, Member of the Swiss National Council, Chair of the Legal Affairs Commission (Switzerland)
27. Sylvain THÉVOZ, Parliamentarian, Co-chairman of the City of Geneva Socialist Party (Switzerland)
28. Jean-Charle RIELLE, Parliamentarian, Geneva (Switzerland)
29. Emmanuel DEONNA, Parliamentarian, Geneva (Switzerland)
30. Rémy PAGANI, Parliamentarian, Former Mayor of Geneva (Switzerland)
31. Ingebjørg GODSKESEN, Member of the Norwegian Parliament and Former Rapporteur for Turkey from the Council of Europe (Norway)
32. Lloyd RUSSELL-MOYLE, Labour Party (Co-op) MP for Brighton, Kemptown, UK Parliament (England)
33. Caroline LUCAS, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion (England)
34. Pier Antonio PANZERI, Former President of the Subcommittee on Human Rights at the European Parliament and President of FIGHT IMPUNITY, an association against impunity and for transitional justice (Belgium)
35. Dr. Peter PILZ, Former Member of the Austrian Parliament (Austria)
36. Simone SUSSKIND, Former Member of the Brussels Parliament and the Federal State, Founder and Executive Director of Actions in the Mediterrenian (Belgium)
37. Elisabeth DECREY WARNER, Former President of the Parliament, Geneva (Switzerland)
38. Jean-Marc DEVAUD, Former Mayor, Meyrin, Geneva (Switzerland)
39. Abdullah DEMIRBAŞ, Former Mayor of the Municipality of Sur in the city of Diyarbakir (Turkey)
40. Abdulhakim DAŞ, Former Deputy of HDP- Peoples’ Democratic Party (Turkey)
41. Nesrin NAS, Former Deputy (Turkey)
42. Ramazan GEZGIN, Former Deputy (Turkey)
43. Mahmut ALINAK, Former Deputy (Turkey)
44. Johan VANDE LANOTTE, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Professor, Ghent University (Belgium)
45. Johan LEMAN, Emeritus Professor at KU Leuven, Former Director of Centre for Equal Opportunities and Fight against Racism (Belgium)
46. Jean ZIEGLER, Emeritus Professor of the University of Geneva, Former Swiss Parliamentarian, Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (Switzerland)
47. Hugues DUMONT, Professor at Saint-Louis University, Former Dean of the Faculty of Law of Saint-Louis University (Belgium)
48. Burak ÇOPUR, Professor and Political Scientist (Germany)
49. Ahmet AYKAÇ Professor of Economics, Founder, General Partner, and Chairman at ISTCAP Partners (France)
50. Kisten GOVENDER, South African Legal Practice Council member (South Africa)
51. Prof. Taner AKÇAM, The holder of Modern Armenian History and Genocide at Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University in Massachusetts (USA)
52. Pascale VIELLE, Professor at UCLouvain and Member of the Scientific Committee of the “Center for Human Rights” at UCLouvain (Belgium)
53. Prof. Dr. Gençay GÜRSOY, Chairman of the Turkish Medical Association Central Council (Turkey)
54. Zacharie ZACHARIEV, Ph.D. at Paris Sorbonne and Sofia Universities, Former Director at UNESCO (France)
55. Levent MAZILIGÜNEY, Ph.D., Attorney at Law, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
56. David A. KESSLER, Ph.D. – Kent State University (USA)
57. Eric JEFFERIS, Ph.D. – Faculty Program Coordinator, Kent State University (USA)
58. Sophia PANDYA, Professor, California State University at Long Beach (USA)
59. Ramiro Jesús SANDOVAL, Professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico-UNAM (Mexico)
60. Juan Manuel PORTILLA GÓMEZ, Professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico – UNAM (Mexico)
61. Ori Z SOLTES, Professor in the Theology Department at Georgetown University (USA)
62. Anne MORELLI, Professor at “Université libre de Bruxelles” and Belgian historian, specializing in the History of Religions and Minorities (Belgium)
63. Hacer ANSAL, Professor of Isik University (Turkey)
64. Kuvvet LORDOĞLU, Professor of Marmara University (Turkey)
65. Nil MUTLUER, Researcher (Germany)
66. Eric SOTTAS, Former Secretary General of the World Organization against Torture, OMCT (Switzerland)
67. Ahmet INSEL, Economist, Editor, Journalist and Political Scientist (Turkey)
68. Baskın ORAN, Academician, Political Scientist, Politician and Human Rights Activist (Turkey)
69. Mehmet RASGELENER, Economist (Turkey)
70. Onur HAMZAOĞLU, Doctor of Medicine (Turkey)
71. Hakkı TAŞ, Research Fellow at GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies (Germany)
72. İsmail BEŞIKÇI, Sociologist (Turkey)
73. Kadir CANGIZBAY, Sociologist (Turkey)
74. Murat BELGE, Academician, Translator, Literary Critic, Columnist, Civil Rights Activist and Turkish Tour Guide (Turkey)
75. Binnaz TOPRAK, Academician and Former Deputy (Turkey)
76. Muhammed YASIN, Academician and Activist (Turkey)
77. Taner BAYRAK, Academician (Turkey)
78. Semra SOMERSAN, Academician (Turkey)
79. Mevlut ULGEN, Academician (Turkey)
80. Serdar M. DEĞIRMENCIOĞLU, Academician and Writer (Turkey)
81. Bülent BILMEZ, Academician and Writer (Turkey)
82. Prof. Dr. Ümit CIZRE, Academician and Writer (Turkey)
83. Sibel ÖZBUDUN, Academician, Writer, Human Rights Activist (Turkey)
84. Carmen Monica CERCELESCU, Lawyer, Communication Specialist in Law, Communication Department Chief of The National Union of Romanian Bars (Romania)
85. Fethiye ÇETIN, Lawyer, Writer, Human Rights Activist (Turkey)
86. Sami EVREN, Former President of the Confederation of Public Wor=kers Unions (Turkey)
87. Akın ATALAY, Media Boss, Attorney (Turkey)
88. Ahmet Hulusi KIRIM, Attorney at the Istanbul Bar (Turkey)
89. Erdal DOĞAN, Attorney at the Istanbul Bar (Turkey)
90. Ergin CINMEN, Lawyer (Turkey)
91. Kemal AKKURT, Lawyer (Turkey)
92. Mebuse TEKAY, Lawyer (Turkey)
93. Şiar RIŞVANOĞLU, Lawyer (Turkey)
94. Ziya BAYRAK, Lawyer (Turkey)
95. Çiğdem KOÇ, Lawyer (Turkey)
96. Albert Konan KOFFI, President of the International Observatory for Non-Violence (France)
97. Akın BIRDAL, Politician and Human rights activist (Turkey)
98. Aydın ENGIN, Journalist, Playwright, Screenwriter and Politician (Turkey)
99. Ufuk URAS, Politician (Turkey)
100. Ümit FIRAT, Politician (Turkey)
101. Mehmet Nafiz KOÇ, Politician (Turkey)
102. Eşber YAĞMURDERELI, Writer, Screenwriter, Poet, Short Story Writer, Activist (Turkey)
103. Attila TUYGAN, Writer, Editor, Translator, Researcher and Human rights activist (Turkey)
104. Orhan ALKAYA, Poet, Writer, Actor (Turkey)
105. Vecdi SAYAR, Critic, Writer, Director (Turkey)
106. Uğur AKER, Writer and Economist (Turkey)
107. Prof. Dr. Eser KARAKAŞ, Writer and Economist (Turkey)
108. Prof. Dr. İştar GÖZAYDIN, Professor for Law and Politics, Founder of Helsinki Citizens Assembly (Turkey)
109. Cengiz AKTAR, Political Scientist, Journalist and Writer (Turkey)
110. Erdoğan AYDIN, History Researcher, Journalist, Author (Turkey)
111. Cumali UYAR, Journalist and Writer (Germany)
112. Ercan İPEKÇI, Journalist and Lawyer (Turkey)
113. Yalçın ERGÜNDOĞAN, Journalist and Writer (Turkey)
114. Sengun KILIÇ, Journalist and Writer (Turkey)
115. Doğan ÖZGÜDEN, Journalist and editor (Belgium)
116. İnci HEKIMOĞLU, Journalist (Turkey)
117. İnci TUĞSAVUL, Journalist (Belgium)
118. Güngör ŞENKAL, Linguist and Writer (Austria)
119. Temel DEMIRER, Writer and Human rights activist (Turkey)
120. Ayşegül DEVECIOĞLU, Writer (Turkey)
121. Fikret BAŞKAYA, Writer (Turkey)
122. Mustafa PAÇAL, Writer (Turkey)
123. Reyan TUVI, Writer (Turkey)
124. Oya BAYDAR, Writer (Turkey)
125. Pervin ERBIL, Writer (Turkey)
126. Melek ULAGAY, Writer (Turkey)
127. Ragıp ZARAKOLU, Writer (Turkey)
128. Bülent TEKIN, Writer (Turkey)
129. Nazar BÜYÜM, Writer (Turkey)
130. Sait ÇETINOĞLU, Writer (Turkey)
131. Babür PINAR, Poet, Writer (Turkey)
132. Hanna BETH-SAWOCE, Writer (Sweden)
133. Hovsep HAYRENI, Writer (Belgium)
134. Necmiye ALPAY, Writer (Turkey)
135. Viki ÇIPRUT, Writer (Turkey)
136. Neşe ERDILEK, Writer (Turkey)
137. Nesteren DAVUTOĞLU, Writer (Turkey)
138. Erdoğan KAHYAOĞLU, Writer (Turkey)
139. Hakan TAHMAZ, Writer (Turkey)
140. Recep MARAŞLI, Writer (Germany)
141. Hüseyin Habip TAŞKIN, Writer (Turkey)
142. Şükrü HAMARAT, Building engineer (Turkey)
143. Hacı ORMAN, Movie director (Turkey)
144. Haldun AÇIKSÖZLU, Movie director (Turkey)
145. A. Serdar KOÇMAN, Sworn Translator (Turkey)
146. Madiambal DIAGNE, President of the International Union of the Francophone Press (Senegal)
147. Iulia NUELEANU, Journalist, Chief Editor, Former State Counsellor (Romania)
148. Alev ER, Journalist (Turkey)
149. Cengiz ÇANDAR, Journalist (Turkey)
150. Necati ABAY, Journalist (Turkey)
151. Bülent ATAMER, Journalist (Turkey)
152. Valentin STELIAN BĂDESCU – Associate Scientific Researcher, Lawyer at Bucharest Bar (Romania)
153. William C. PETERS, J.D., LL.M. – Coordinator for Legal Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh (USA)
154. Audrey KESSLER, Owner of The Write Hand of Ohio (USA)
155. İsmail Cem ÖZKAN, Graphic artist (Turkey)
156. Walter VAN STEENBRUGGE, Partner at Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (Belgium)
157. Johan HEYMANS, Partner at Van Steenbrugge Advocaten and Assistant at the University of Antwerp (Belgium)
158. Constantin IONUT COJOCARU – University Lector, Journalist, History Researcher, President of the Glasul Istoriei Association (Romania)
159. Fatma DIKMEN, Former KNK member (Turkey)
160. François DE VARGAS, Former Secretary General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture-APT, Former Secretary of the NGO Public Eye (Switzerland)
161. José L. GOMEZ DEL PRADO, International Human Rights Expert, Former Member UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries (Switzerland)
162. Lars SEMMERUD, Administrative Leader at “Bydelsfedre” (Norway)
163. Helga ØVSTHUS, Board Leader at “Unlimited” (Norway)
164. Monica MARCELLA, Board Leader at “La Humla Suse” (Norway)
165. Amina FRENSE, Founder-Director of South African Editor’s Forum (South Africa)
166. Felix KAIZA, Independent Media Consultant (Tanzania)
167. Mehmet ÖZER, Artist (Turkey)
168. Pınar AYDINLAR, Artist (Turkey)
169. Ferhat TUNÇ, Artist (Turkey)
170. Şanar YURDATAPAN, Composer, Songwriter, Human Rights Advocate (Turkey)
171. Isaac LONGWE, Human Rights Defender, Amnesty International (East Africa)
172. Halil SAVDA, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
173. Zeynep TANBAY, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
174. Pınar ÖMEROĞLU, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
175. Bülent ATAMER, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
176. Ali GÖKKAYA, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
177. Esra KOÇ, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
178. Gürhan ERTÜR, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
179. Hanife YÜKSEL, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
180. Evren ALTINER, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
181. Mahmut KONUK, Human Rights Defender (Turkey)
182. Mehmet ULUIŞIK, Human Rights Defender (Germany)
183. Habib MIRADJI, Director of Azaniapost operating in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
184. José Oswaldo URBINA PEREZ, Cruz Saco Educational Institution General Manager, Lima Chamber of Commerce Education Commission Member (Republic of Peru)
185. William CARREÑO PÉREZ, Education Commission Advisor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (Republic of Peru)
186. Aaron COHEN (USA)
187. International Observatory of Human Rights (United Kingdom)
188. International Association of People’s Lawyers (France)
189. Open Dialogue (Poland)
190. Lawyers’ Rights Watch (Canada)
191. Australasian Muslim Times (Australia)
192. Human Rights Foundation (USA)
193. Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (Canada)
194. Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (Germany)
195. Human Rights Monitoring Institute/ Žmogaus teisių stebėjimo institutas (Lithuania)
196. International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (United Kingdom)
197. Ankara Initiative for Freedom of Thought (Turkey)
198. Initiative Against Thought Crime (Turkey)
199. German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Germany)
200. Association for Dialogue and Solidarity of Lawyers (Asociația pentru Dialog și Solidaritate a Avocaților) (Romania)
201. International Association for Human Rights Advocacy – IAHRA (Switzerland)
202. Human Rights Defenders (Germany)
203. Solidarity With Others (Belgium)
Find here the original OPEN LETTER in English
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Lettre ouverte au Président Erdoğan
Solidarité avec le défenseur des droits humains et député Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu
En tant qu’International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) et organisations de défense des droits humains, militants, avocats, écrivains, journalistes, politiciens et universitaires, nous écrivons cette lettre pour exprimer nos préoccupations concernant les pressions actuelles infligées à tous les individus et à toutes les institutions, en particulier à M. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, qui fait des efforts inlassables pour les droits humains en Turquie.
Gergerlioğlu, militant des droits humains et député, a été menacé d’accusations de « terrorisme », d’abord par le chef de la police d’Uşak, puis par Özlem Zengin, vice-présidente du groupe parlementaire du parti au pouvoir AKP, et par Süleyman Soylu, Ministre de l’Intérieur.
Le fait que 23 étudiantes de l’Université d’Uşak avaient été soumises à des fouilles à nu deux fois au cours des cinq jours suite à leur mise en garde à vue le 31 août 2020 a suscité une vive réaction sur les réseaux sociaux. M. Gergerlioğlu a soulevé cette nouvelle au parlement turc et a demandé une fin aux fouilles à nu illégales.
Après que cette pratique soit devenue un sujet de débat sur les réseaux sociaux, d’autres femmes qui en souffraient ont partagé avec le public leurs expériences à travers des vidéos qu’elles ont publiées. Dénonçant catégoriquement cette pratique illégale qui n’est en aucune manière compatible avec la dignité humaine, de nombreux défenseurs des droits humains ont exprimé leur soutien pour les victimes.
Les fouilles à nu effectuées à deux reprises pour des raisons supposées de sécurité par la police d’Uşak violent l’interdiction des traitements incompatibles avec la dignité humaine. Bien qu’une enquête efficace sur cette question soit nécessaire, le député M. Gergerlioğlu, qui l’a portée au niveau parlementaire, a fait l’objet d’accusations.
Özlem Zengin, vice-présidente du groupe AKP, a pris M. Gergerlioğlu pour cible, disant que : « Jusqu’à présent, je n’ai jamais vu un député terroriser le parlement autant que M. Gergerlioğlu. »
Peu de temps après cette déclaration, Mesut Gezer, le chef de la police d’Uşak, a fait la déclaration suivante contenant des menaces et des insultes : « Nous sommes là pour lutter contre ces traîtres qui nous calomnient, ces sanguinaires … Nous ne les laisserons pas respirer dans ce pays. »
Suite à cette déclaration, le Ministre de l’Intérieur Süleyman Soylu a également pointé M. Gergerlioğlu du doigt : « En effet, cet homme est un terroriste, nous avons déposé de nombreuses plaintes. J’appelle la justice à faire tout ce qui est nécessaire à son sujet. »
Immédiatement après, le parquet général d’Ankara a annoncé l’ouverture d’une enquête contre les personnes ayant exprimé sur les réseaux sociaux leur réactions par rapport à la controverse.
Nous tenons à souligner que nous sommes gravement préoccupés par les détentions de masse et les violations des droits humains en Turquie ainsi que le fait que les fonctionnaires peuvent facilement accuser les défenseurs des droits humains et les parlementaires de « terrorisme ».
En tant qu’ IOHR et institutions qui croient aux droits humains et aux libertés et qui luttent à cette fin, nous sommes aux côtés de M. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu et nous souhaitons une fin aux menaces dirigées par des fonctionnaires, des politiciens et des procureurs à l’égard des défenseurs des droits humains, en particulier de M. Gergerlioğlu.
Retrouvez ici la LETTRE OUVERTE originale en français
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[TR]
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan’a Açık Mektup
İnsan Hakları Aktivisti ve Milletvekili Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu ile Dayanışma
International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) ve aşağıdaki insan hakları kuruluşları, aktivistler, hukukçular, yazarlar, gazeteciler, politikaciler ve akademisyenler olarak bizler, bu mektubu Türkiye’de insan hakları konusunda bitmek bilmeyen bir caba gösteren başta Sayın Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu olmak üzere, bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışan kişi ve kurumlara karşı mevcut baskılar konusundaki endişelerimizi ifade etmek için yazıyoruz.
Bilindiği üzere, insan hakları aktivisti ve milletvekili olan Gergerlioğlu, önce Uşak Emniyet Müdürü sonrasında da AKP Grup Başkanvekili Özlem Zengin ve İçişleri Bakanı Süleyman Soylu tarafından ‘terörist’ suçlamasında bulunularak tehdit edilmiştir.
Uşak Üniversitesi’nde okuyan 23 kız öğrencinin, 31 Ağustos 2020 tarihinde gözaltına alındıktan sonraki 5 gün boyunca iki sefer çıplak aramaya maruz kalmış olmaları, toplumda infial yaratan bir haber olarak sosyal medyada yer almıştır. Sayın Gergerlioğlu, bu haberi Meclis’te de dile getirilerek hukuka aykiri şekilde yapılan çıplak arama uygulamasına son verilmesi çağrısında bulunmuştur.
Çıplak arama uygulamasının sosyal medyada gündem olması üzerine, bu uygulamanın mağduru olan kadınlar, çektikleri videolar aracılığıyla yaşadıklarını tüm ayrıntılarıyla kamuoyu ile paylaşmışlardır. Bu paylaşımlar sonrasında çok sayıda insan hakları savunucusu, hiçbir şekilde insan onuruyla bağdaşmayan bu hukuksuzluğa tepki göstermek suretiyle, mağdurlara destek olmuştur.
Uşak Emniyeti tarafından sözde ‘güvenlik araması’ adı altında hem de iki kez yapılmış olan çıplak arama uygulaması, insan haysiyeti ile bağdaşmayan muamele yasağını ihlal etmektedir. Bununla ilgili etkili bir soruşturma yapılmasının gerekliliğine rağmen, konuyu Meclise taşıyan Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu suçlamalara maruz kalmıştır.
AKP Grup Başkanvekili Özlem Zengin, “Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu kadar ben Meclis’i terörize eden başka bir milletvekili görmedim” diyerek, Gergerlioğlu’nu hedef göstermiştir.
Bu açıklamadan kısa bir süre sonra Uşak Emniyet Müdürü Mesut Gezer, Milletvekili Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu hedef alan şu açıklamayı yapmıştır; “Bize iftira atan bu kalleşlere, bu kan dökücü, ağzından kandan başka hiçbir şey akmayan bu müfterilerle hukuk önünde adaletle mücadele etmek adına geldik… Onlara bu ülkede nefes aldırmayacağız. FETÖ’sü, PKK’sı kim gelirse gelsin, Türk Polisi burada!”
Bu açıklamanın ardından, İçişleri Bakanı Süleyman Soylu da “Üzerinde sadece milletvekili kılıfı var. FETÖ’nün sözleriyle bunu ifade etmektedir. Zihni bulanmış, aklı gitmiş. FETÖ teröristi olan… Açık söylüyorum. Ben buradan yargıya da çağrıda bulunuyorum. Hakikaten bu adam teröristtir, suç duyurusunda bulunduk defalarca. Gereği yerine getirilsin” diyerek Gergerlioğlu’nu hedef almıştır.
Bunun hemen akabinde, Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı, Gergerlioğlu ve çıplak arama konusunda tepkilerini ortaya koyan kişiler hakkında soruşturma başlatıldığı açıklaması yapmıştır.
Kamu görevlilerinin insan hakları savunucularına ve milletvekillerine kolay bir şekilde ‘terörist’ suçlamasında bulunması nedeniyle, uzun süredir devam eden kitlesel gözaltılar ve insan hakları ihlalleri konusunda ciddi endişe içerisinde olduğumuzu belirtmek isteriz.
IOHR ve insan hak ve özgürlüklerine inanan, bu kapsamda mücadele eden kişi ve kurumlar olarak Sayın Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu’nun yanında olduğumuzu belirtiyor ve başta Gergerlioğlu olmak üzere insan hakları savunuculuğu yapan kişilere kamu görevlileri, siyasiler ve savcılar tarafından yöneltilen tehditlere son verilmesi çağrısında bulunuyoruz.
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