‘Justice’ vigil on its 200th day
- 16:44 24 September 2021
- News
URFA - On the 200th day of Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar’s protest demanding ‘’justice’’ in front of the Urfa Courthouse, the police seized photographs and banners before the statement.
The ‘’Justice Vigil’’ started on March 9 by Emine Şenyaşar, who lost her husband and two sons as a result of the attack of AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız’s bodyguard and relatives, and Ferit Şenyaşar, who survived the attack with injuries, continues on its 200th day. At the call of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (OHD) Urfa Branch, the courthouse was blockaded by the police in the morning before the vigil, which 200 lawyers were expected to attend.
Before the statement, the family placed a banner and photographs of the attack time and taken during the vigil in the area called ‘’Şenyaşar family justice corner’’. The police tried to prevent the family from wanting to put the photographs of the attack and the vigil process on the easel. The police seized the photographs of Esvet and his sons, Adil and Celal Şenyaşar, who were murdered, and banner that read: ‘’Father and two sons were murdered inside Suruç State Hospital on 14.06.2018. There has not been a single prisoner for three years. May the law of the superiors end. Justice for the Şenyaşar family.’’ The police claimed that the with the photographs were intended to provoke people.
From police to Emine Şenyaşar: The state is here
Meanwhile, there was a dispute between Emine Şenyaşar and the police. When Emine said, ‘’The state has no justice,’’ a police officer replied as ‘’The state is here’’. Meanwhile, tensions arose between the police and the lawyers. The police then took the photograph and banner they seized to the courthouse.
Blocking to the journalist
On the other hand, the police also seized the technical materials of the Mesopotamia Agency reporter who was in the area for news follow-up. With the intervention of lawyers and Emine Şenyaşar, the materials were returned.