Acquittal for Defendants Charged with Raping a Woman with Mental Disabilities

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The final hearing of the lawsuit filed against two people charged with raping a woman with 75-percent mental disabilities in Giresun was held yesterday (April 16). Being tried without arrest all through the previous hearings, defendants have been acquitted in their final hearing.

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A lawsuit was filed against two suspects O.Y. and M.Ç. on the allegation that they raped 27-year-old H.K. in 2016.

The lawsuit was filed upon the complaint of the family after it was understood that H.K. got pregnant after the incident. Since the legal period of abortion expired, the woman had to give birth to the child.

Forensic Medicine Institute did not meet H.K.

As reported by Evrensel newspaper, without meeting H.K. and solely taking other reports into consideration, the Forensic Medicine Institute argued that the woman did not have any mental disabilities.

As a result of this conviction which affected the course of the trial, defendants were tried without being arrested all through the hearings.

Father Avni K.: Defendant came to my house with gun

In the final hearing of the case, father Avni K. wanted the defendants to be arrested and made the following remarks:

"I said that my child had disabilities and there are documents proving it. The defendant came to my house with a gun and aggrieved my daughter. The right of my child is not defended, I do not understand it. I demand justice."

Statement by Giresun Woman Platform

The Giresun Women Platform's Network for Defending Women has also released a statement after the final hearing and said, "This case which ended in the acquittal of defendants has not ended for us."

The platform has also informed the public that the attorney of H.K. will take the verdict to the Samsun Regional Administrative Court, the court of appeal. (AÖ/SD)