300 Lawyers Take the Road for Cizre

300 lawyers from different provinces of Turkey hit the road to go Cizre district of Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey.

Lawyers from Bar Associations of Diyarbakır, Adana, Mersin, Antep, Van, Bitlis provinces will meet in Midyat district of Mardin province in order to go Cizre district.

Diyarbakır Bar President, Tahir Elçi, told bianet that the constitutional rights were suspended illegally.

Elçi stated Governors had no rights to declare curfews unless there are decisions made by the constitutional procedures and added the lawyers marching towards Cizre were trying to record the unlawfulness in Cizre district.

Elçi “As lawyers we hope that our freedom of travel and constitutional rights won’t be violated today.”

"Constitutional Court may give a ruling…”

Elçi told bianet:

“300 lawyers from Bar Associations of Diyarbakır, Adana, Mersin, Antep, Van, Bitlis provinces in order to see unlawfulness on site and to stick with Cizre people who have been in jeopardy of their lives and have been deprived of basic needs for a week.

“We filed a complaint against this unlawfulness. I hope the Constitutional Court will give a ruling today.”

 “They should put an end to this unlawfulness; it is Day 8 of the curfew in Cizre. Epidemics may break out in the city. Until they secure the rights of Cizre people, we will be there.”

Constitutional Court rejected the complaint of Diyarbakır Bar President.

"Constitutional Court doesn't respect the constitution," reacted Elçi and said he resorted to European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

(ÇT/BD)

* Photo Credit: Ekrem Payan, Anadolu Agency. People are trying to reach Cizre by walking on September 10, 2015. 

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