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Second hearing to be held of case over suspicious death in prison

Second hearing to be held of case over suspicious death in prison

It was claimed that Yılmaz Ekinci committed suicide by hanging himself on an iron part of the door in the cell which is 1 meter and 20 cm high from the floor. Ekinci's then-prison mate is now a witness in the case over Ekinci's death.

‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’

HDP MP ÖNLÜ

‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’

“Held in Elazığ Type T Prison, Hüseyin Bağ and two other inmates staying in the same ward have staged a protest against the raids conducted to wards day and night, swearwords and unjust disciplinary punishments,” says HDP MP Alican Önlü.