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Top prosecutor challenges acquittal decision in case of 4-year-old's killing

LEYLA AYDEMİR CASE

Top prosecutor challenges acquittal decision in case of 4-year-old's killing

All seven defendants, including the child's uncle who had previously been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment, were acquitted in the retrial.

Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

TRIAL OVER CHILD’S DEATH

Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’

The Diyarbakır Bar Association Children’s Rights Center has released a statement about the acquittal of all seven defendants who were on retrial over the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir in Ağrı province.

11 October 2021

Death of Leyla Aydemir | All defendants acquitted without new evidence examined

Death of Leyla Aydemir | All defendants acquitted without new evidence examined

The family’s lawyer has announced that they will take the acquittal of defendants to the upper court: “Putting aside its own interim rulings, the court has overlooked very important evidence in the file just to hand down a ruling today.”

HDP MP asks why ‘Leyla Aydemir case is covered up’

HDP MP asks why ‘Leyla Aydemir case is covered up’

After it was understood that 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir had been subjected to sexual abuse, but this finding in the first forensic medical report was ignored, Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has brought the issue into the Parliamentary agenda.

16 February 2021

Objections to defendant’s release rejected in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

Objections to defendant’s release rejected in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

In the lawsuit filed into the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir, the objections of the Public Prosecutor and the UCİM association against the release of paternal uncle has been rejected. Defendant Aydemir was previously given life sentence.

5 January 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

Prosecutor objects to defendant’s release in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

Prosecutor objects to defendant’s release in ‘Leyla Aydemir murder’ case

Sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over the death of Leyla Aydemir (4), the arrested defendant has been given a ruling of release. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed against the ruling, noting that it is against due process and the law.

23 December 2020

Paternal uncle given aggravated life sentence over killing of 4-year-old Leyla

Paternal uncle given aggravated life sentence over killing of 4-year-old Leyla

The court has announced its ruling regarding the death of 4-year-old Leyla in Turkey's eastern province of Ağrı. Yusuf Aydemir, the paternal uncle of the girl, has been sentenced to aggravated live imprisonment.