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82-year-old ill prisoner denied house arrest

82-year-old ill prisoner denied house arrest

Suffering from multiple health issues, Makbule Özer was re-arrested this month.

HEDEP MPs petition Parliament Human Rights Commission for 81-year-old Makbule Özer

HEDEP MPs petition Parliament Human Rights Commission for 81-year-old Makbule Özer

People's Equality and Democracy Party deputies have applied to the Parliament Human Rights Inquiry Commission for 81-year-old Makbule Özer, for whom the Forensic Medicine Institute issued a report suggesting she could remain in prison.

1 December 2023

Eighty-year-old ill prisoner Makbule Özer released

Eighty-year-old ill prisoner Makbule Özer released

Özer was sent to prison after she was found guilty of "aiding a terrorist organization."

8 September 2022

Doctors examined 80-year-old Kurdish prisoner 'with body language' as no interpreter provided

Doctors examined 80-year-old Kurdish prisoner 'with body language' as no interpreter provided

The Ministry of Justice rejected the claims, saying that the patient was able to understand doctors' instructions.

‘She comes to visitation in a wheelchair, says, “I will die in prison”’

‘She comes to visitation in a wheelchair, says, “I will die in prison”’

Arrested on May 10, Makbule and Hadi Özer's lawyer Dilan Kunt says, “The condition of Makbule Özer is getting worse and worse with each passing day. She must be released as soon as possible.”

30 June 2022 Fatma Temel