HDP assailant wants case to be heard in a different province 'for security reasons'
In a photo he shared on social media, Gencer displays the nationalist "grey wolf" sign.
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Onur Gencer, the assailant who stormed the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) provincial office in İzmir and killed a party worker last June, has demanded the city where the case is heard be changed.
Applying to the Presidency Communications Center (CİMER) through his attorney, Gencer requested the case to be heard in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri "for security reasons."
After the application, the Ministry of Justice sent a communication to the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, requesting the opinions of the prosecutor's office and the İzmir Governor's Office as to whether there is "security vulnerability."
The first two hearings of the case were held in İzmir.
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What happened?Onur Gencer stormed the HDP's İzmir provincial office on June 17 and shot party worker Deniz Poyraz dead. His social media posts revealed that he was a sympathizer of the nationalist Grey Wolves group. The indictment referred to the assailant's "diagnosis with anxiety disorder and mild depressive episodes" in 2016. The prosecution demanded an aggravated life imprisonment for Gencer on the charge of "premeditated wilful killing" and up to 7 years in prison on charges of "violating the immunity of workplace" and "damaging the buildings, facilities or property of the political parties or professional organizations." |
(RT/VK)