Lawyers of Garibe Gezer apply to Constitutional Court

The lawyers of Garibe Gezer, who was sexually assaulted and tortured in Kocaeli Kandıra No. 1 F Type Closed Prison and died on 9 December, accused prison officers of “qualified sexual assault”, “torture”, “exceeding the authority to use force”. However, the criminal complaint filed against doctor Ismail Ülker for the crimes of “neglect of duty” and for the crime of “abuse of duty” was answered with a non-prosecution decision without an effective investigation. Garibe’s lawyers, Eren Keskin, Jiyan Kaya and Jiyan Tosun, sent a petition to the Kandıra Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on 5 January regarding the decision of non-prosecution.

Complain rejected without being examined!

Lawyer Jiyan Tosun said that the appeal against the “non-prosecution” decision given by the Kandıra Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office was rejected by the Kocaeli Magistrates Court without even being examined. Lawyer Tosun added that they will apply to the Constitutional Court (AYM).

Eren Keskin: The prosecutor did not even take Garibe’s statement while she was alive

On the other hand, Human Rights Association (IHD) co-chair Eren Keskin, said: “Our objection to the decision of ‘non-prosecution’ given by the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the torture and sexual assault carried out against Garibe Gezer in Kandıra Prison was rejected by the Kocaeli Criminal Court of Peace. The prosecutor did not even take Garibe’s statement while she was still alive. Shortly after her death, he made a decision not to prosecute. The Criminal Court of Peace did not even examine our objection. We hope that the Constitutional Court will.”