IHD: Parlaks Detention is Illegal

The Human Rights Association said that the detention of Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, is illegal. It said the media coverage of the incident amounted to a blow to personal rights and the right to defense.

Erol Önderoğlu

Suna Parlak, a writer of the "Ulkede Ozgur Gundem" (Free Agenda in the Country) newspaper was detained by police who came to her house on December 3.

The Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD) said the writer's detention is illegal.

IHD: "The news coverage is against the right of defense"

Helen Buket, who works at the Rainbow Women's Association, was also detained along with Parlak.

Police seized many documents and the computer they found at Parlak's house. As well as reacting to the detentions, IHD also reacted to the way the media covered the incident.

"Accusing those detained through the media places a restraint on the right to defense, right to fair trial, freedom of expression and the right to form organizations, as well as personal rights," said the IHD statement.

Karakas : "Detention period is too long"

Police from the Istanbul Police Headquarters detained Parlak for "being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel organization." Her detention period has been extended "for the purpose of collecting evidence."

Fatma Karakas, the lawyer of Parlak said extending the detention period to collect evidence is illegal and asked the police headquarters to send Parlak to be questioned by prosecutors as soon as possible. (EO/EA/YE)

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.