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Oproep tot solidariteit met Mehmet
Henk - 25.05.2005 16:37
Vandaag zag ik onafhankelijk van elkaar een oproep tot steun aan Mehmet, een anarchist, homo, antimilitarist, gewetensbezwaarde en medewerker van Indymedia in Turkije, in een Turkse gevangenis. Hij wordt er bijna doodgemarteld. Dus stuur een protestfax per direct!!!
Beste mensen,
In onderstaand Engelstalig bericht is te lezen dat het leven van anarchist,
homo, totaalweigeraar en gewetensbezwaarde Mehmet Tarhan in gevaar is. Hij zit
in de Turkse Sivas militaire gevangenis en wordt bedreigd en gemarteld en
gepoogd is hem te lynchen. Hij zit er al meer dan 45 dagen en 26 mei is zijn
eerstvolgende proces
Een oproep is om protestfaxen te sturen naar die gevangenis.
Fax 00 90346 225 39 15
Solidariteitsboodschappen kunnen naar:
Postadres: Mehmet Tarhan 5. Piyade Egitim Tugayi
Askeri Cezaevi Müdürlügü, Sivas/Turkije
Telefoon: 00 90 346 224 63 06 / 00 90 346 223 99 31 /
00 90 346 225 31 45
Fax: 00 90 346 225 39 15
Hieronder het originele bericht in het Engels.
Groeten,
Egbert ever
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Anarchist gay total/consciencious objector Mehmet
Tarhan is under arrest for more than 45 days. He's
held in Sivas Military Prison and will have his next
trial on Thursday, 26th of May. He has faced threats,
torture and lynching attempt by some of the prisoners
who are under the manipulation of prison administration.
His lawyer Suna Coskun made a press release today. However
according to the latest news, he's still under threat and
risk of physical assault. His lawyer Senem Doganoglu declared
that in today's visit he was again theatened by the same
prisoners (one of whom is kept with the claim of killing 4
people). Anarchists, anti-authoritarians and
anti-militarists in Turkey are actively working under
the name of "Solidarity Initiative with Mehmet Tarhan"
and calling all comrades and friends to support his
struggle.
PLEASE SEND PROTEST FAXES TO THE FOLLOWING NUMBER
Fax (of Sivas Military Prison): (+90346) 225 39 15
to send solidarity messages to Mehmet Tarhan:
Postal address: Mehmet Tarhan 5. Piyade Egitim Tugayi
Askeri Cezaevi Müdürlügü, Sivas/Turkey
Phone : (+90346) 224 63 06 / (+90346) 223 99 31 /
(+90346) 225 31 45
Fax: (+90346) 225 39 15
Here's Mehmet Tarhan’s Attorney's explanation :
My client Mehmet Tarhan has declared his consciencious
objection on October 27,2001. On the grounds of which
he got arrested on 11.04.2005 and placed in Second
Class Military Prison in Sivas. My client who declares
his objection in every possible situation was opposed
to a different treatment than the rest of the
prisoners there from the first moment on.
Military prison staff member noncommisioned officer
Mustafa Selvi asked why he was brought there to which
he answered he was a CO. Mustafa Selvi then said in a
threatening way “let’s put him in with the dangereous
ciriminals of ward 2”. Mehmet was then told he was
being taken to the 1st ward but was left unattended in
front the kitchen and kept waiting alone.
When he entered the first ward the place was
remarkably dim so that he couldn’t clearly see the
faces inside, some of whom told him to sit at the
chair they placed right in front of him. Mehmet found
himself sitting in the chair and being subjected to
threats and abuse like “Why is your hair long?” “Are
you a terrorist? Are you a traitor?” “Then we’ll kill
you” by the same people who had then started slapping
him with “you look like a woman with that hair, we’ll
make you the woman of the ward”. At this, prisoner
Ertan Mertoglu showed the gun he had on him and said
that he would kill Mehmet.
This assault stopped when some other prisoners came to
take him away to where the bunkbeds were but right
after he managed to sit on one the same ones that
hassled him called him over saying ”you long- haired!
Come here!” and attacked him. They kicked and punched
him. This went on for 20 minutes before the other
prisoners’ intervention and taking him away to where
the beds were, leaving him with torn upper and lower
lips, a fractured chin and various eccymosis (bruises)
under his chin, chest, and legs. As a concequence of
the beatings on his chest he had difficulty in
breathing up untill April 30,2005. His hair was torn
out during the attack and his hair loss continued the
following days. As a result of the kickings on the
legs he could not stand up or walk for days.
The light bulbs that had been loosened by the
prisoners to enable the attack were tightened back
after the lynching attempt.
After a while the attackers came by Mehmet Tarhan and
faking an apology told him that “they were
misinformed by Mustafa Selvi who told them that he was
a terrorist and that they should ‘take care’ of him
and that was why they had to beat him up”.
Mehmet was then taken to another part of the prison
but every time he had to make a phone call or went out
to the yard he was subject to the threats of the
attackers Ertan Mertoğlu, Hakkı Dinçel, Ersoy Özbulduk
and Ercan Kızılboga who kept telling him things like
“we could have killed you the first day you got here”
and “ we can still kill you..”.
Mehmet could not talk about the lynching attempt or
the ongoing threats because he felt he had no security
there. But the attackers asked for money, clothes,
neckties, shoes.. from my client.
On 29.4.2005 while prisoners were out in the yard,
prisoners Hakkı dinçel and Ersoy Özbulduk came by
Mehmet and said that Ertan Mertoğlu wants no less that
500 YTL from my client and threatened him by “you know
what happens if you don’t”. Mehmet resisted for a week
stating that he did not have that amount of money with
him but had to give away the 300 YTL that he was
keeping in case of emergency, over to Ercan Kızılboğa
to be delivered to Ertan Mertoğlu.
Though Mehmet Tarhan informed the prison
administration about the lynching attempt, the threats
that followed the one with a gun on the first day , no
measures were taken and he could not communicate with
anyone on this subject because he was still devoid of
any life security. Only after his sister Emine Tarhan
told us the attorneys about the situation did our
client equipped us with the details on 19.05.2005. We
then contacted the prison administration and as a
result of the negotiations his security was
established, though on a minimum basis. On 20.05.2005
the situation was officially recognized by a
notification held in the military prison.
The lynching attempt has been encouraged by the
military prison administration. The attackers kept on
with their threats and sponging on our client’s money.
We still have serious concern over our client’s
security.
We have applied to the Sivas Military Posecutor to
open a case on the above stated crimes.
We call on to the public opinion to be aware of and to
protest the situation.
Mehmet Tarhan’s Attorney,
Suna Coskun
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Hello I'm Emre From Turkey and i also work on Indymedia Istanbul.
I gave some documents about conscientious objection in Turkey, now We need help to get out of the prison our friend Mehmet Tarhan.
Thanks,
with Love and Peace.
Emre ÖZKAPI.
Mehmet's court will be at 26th of May. Until this date,
a lot of faxes will help Mehmet to stop torture.
(there is a text below to send but if you'd like you can write your own
words, your signature, name etc.)
General Staff fax: (+90) 312 - 425 08 13
Presidency of Turkey Republic fax: (+90) 312 427 13 30
Sivas Military Prison fax : (+90) 346- 225 39 15
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PEACE IS SO VALUABLE THAT IT CANNOT BE LEFT TO MILITARISM
“As an individual I shall not be part of any state’s army or any other
device. As I find it an insult against me and humanity to offer an apology,
I reject all kinds of postponement and privilege not to join the military
service.”
With these statements Mehmet Tarhan declared his conscientious objection on
27 October 2001. On 8 April 2005 he was taken into custody in Izmir. Mehmet
who was sent to a military office in Tokat by force, continued his (civil)
disobedience attitude and struggle there and repeated his conscientous
objection. On 10 April 2005 Mehmet was sent to prison in Sivas and he is
still a peace prisoner!
Mehmet still continues his struggle despite systematically applied bad
treatment on him. We want everyone to know that he is not alone and we all
support his struggle.
Provide Mehmet’s life security
Stop applying bad treatment and pressure
Set Mehmet free immediately
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