Istanbul’s 23rd High Criminal Court refused the objection to the arrest of the eight suspects after the Güngören explosions in Istanbul, which killed 17 and injured more than 150.
The eight suspects, Hüseyin Türeli, Abdurrahman Oral, Ziya Kıraç, Şerafettin Kara, Aydın Ağlar, Cevat Aydın, Mehmet Salih Yanak ve Nusret Tebiş, were taken into custody after İstanbul governor Muammer Güler and Interior Minister Beşir Atalay had claimed that this was done by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). The PKK did not assume any responsibility for the explosions.
The eight suspect whose release was denied by the court have been transferred to the Silivri prison
Defense lawyers Hüseyin Çalışçı and Mehmet Sani Kızılkaya had said that not a single question had been asked to their clients about the Güngören explosions and they had objected the media’s calling one of the suspects the “Güngören Bomber.”
Türeli’s lawyer Çalışçı told bianet that they had received court’s denial three or four days after they had filed the objection. Now, their next step will be to wait for the indictment and in the meantime, their clients, who are charged with “being a member in a [terrorist] organization” and “helping and harboring a [terrorist] organization”, have been transferred to the Silivri Prison. (EÖ/EZÖ)
