Justice Minister: Three Prisoners in Open Prisons Died of Covid-19
Click to read the article in Turkish
Seventeen cases of the novel coronavirus were found in open prisons in Turkey and three inmates have died of Covid-19, Justice Minister Abdlhamit Gül announced today (April 13).
"Seventeen convicts in five open penal institutions were diagnosed with Covid-19. Three convicts lost their lives during treatment," Gül said in a press conference.
He added that there were no confirmed cases in closed prisons.
"Of the 14 convicts still being treated in hospitals, 13 are in good health and one convict with a chronic disease is in intensive care," Gül noted.
He also said 14 judges and prosecutors, 32 courthouse staff, 79 of prisons and 34 forensic medicine professionals tested positive for Covid-19.
As of Sunday (April 12), Turkey reported an overall death toll of 1,198. Confirming its first case on March 11, the country has nearly 57 thousand confirmed cases. (DB/VK)
Request for Ahmet Altan’s Release Due to Life Threat in Prisons
HDP MPs Protest Bill on Criminal Enforcement
PENNED BY ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ
Ruling Coalition Determined to Exclude Political Prisoners from The COVID-19 "Amnesty"
Lawyers: Sentence Reduction Bill is Against the Principle of Equality Before the Law
kscms.jpg)
CHP MP Tanrıkulu: Judiciary will be Accountable for Deaths to Occur in Prisons
Request for Ahmet Altan’s Release Due to Life Threat in Prisons
HDP MPs Protest Bill on Criminal Enforcement
PENNED BY ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ
Ruling Coalition Determined to Exclude Political Prisoners from The COVID-19 "Amnesty"
Lawyers: Sentence Reduction Bill is Against the Principle of Equality Before the Law
CHP MP Tanrıkulu: Judiciary will be Accountable for Deaths to Occur in Prisons