Father of Rabia Naz Taken to Police Station
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Şaban Vatan, whose 11-year-old daughter Rabia Naz Vatan suspiciously lost her life in Eynesil, Giresun, has announced that the police came to bring him to a police station to depose. Şaban Vatan has been struggling to solve the suspicious death of his daughter since her death.
Sharing a brief message on Twitter, Vatan said, "The police have come to take me, they have come to home. They will take my deposition."
Polisler beni almaya geldi .eve . Ifadem alınacakmış
— şaban vatan Rabia Nazın Babasi (@VatanSaban) November 14, 2019
2 journalists taken into custody
Journalists Canan Coşkun and Kazım Kızıl, who have been in Giresun for some time to report on the activities of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the suspicious death of Rabia Naz Vatan, were also taken into custody last night (November 13).
Journalist Tunca Öğreten announced the detention of Coşkun and Kızıl on Twitter: "Journalist Canan Coşkun and documentary filmmaker Kazım Kızıl have been taken into custody in Eynesil, Giresun! Our friends have been in the district for some time to follow the Parliamentary Commission investigating the suspicious death of Rabia Naz Vatan."
What happened?Rabia Naz Vatan was found injured in front of her home in Eynesil, Giresun on April 13, 2018. While the police records said that the girl committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of her family's home, her father claimed that she was killed. "A car hit my daughter but the hit was not strong enough to result in her death. Those who hit Rabia Naz then brought her near my house to make the incident look like my daughter committed suicide. My daughter lost her life because of blood loss," he said. Vatan said that the person who hit her daughter by a car was the nephew of Eynesil Mayor Coşkun Somuncuoğlu, according to the information he obtained. Vatan also claimed that the case was covered up after the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Giresun MP Nurettin Canikli intervened in. Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu met with Vatan in February on the killing of his daughter. He told bianet after that the meeting took 10 minutes. Giresun Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said on Mach 20 that the Görele Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is currently conducting the investigation into the incident and the search for evidence is still continuing. On March 21, Şaban Vatan was taken into custody upon the complaint of his brother and referred to a mental institution for a mental health check. Father Vatan was then released from detention the next day, on March 22. On April 10, the Giresun Penal Court of Peace has ruled that Şaban Vatan shall be hospitalized in Samsun Mental Health Institution to determine whether he is mentally sound or not. Vatan has referred to the verdict as "a downright injustice." |
(EKN/TP/SD)