Emine Şenyaşar put on trial for ‘insult’ over her remarks on justice watch

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Demanding justice by keeping a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse for 186 days, Emine Şenyaşar has been put on trial for "insult."

Emine Şenyaşar lost her spouse and two sons in an attack by the security guards and relatives of İbrahim Halil Yıldız from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Urfa. She and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who survived the attack, have been demanding justice for six months now.

As reported by the Mezopotamya Agency (MA), due to the remarks that she made in a speech on the 86th day of their justice watch on June 2, a lawsuit has been filed against Emine Şenyaşar on the grounds that she allegedly insulted ruling AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

Filed upon the criminal complaint of AKP MP Yıldız, as indicated in the indictment issued by the prosecutor's office, the trial for "insulting a public official due to his or her duty" will be held at the Urfa 2nd Penal Court of First Instance on November 12, 2021.

Şenyaşar faces up to four years in prison.

On the 7th day of the justice watch, Emine Şenyaşar was taken into custody on the same grounds on March 15, 2021; Şenyaşar was released from detention after her statement was taken.

What happened?

During the election campaign of ruling AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in Suruç, Urfa on June 14, 2018, an attack turned into an armed conflict, which claimed the lives of Yıldız's brother Mehmet Şah Yıldız, shop owner Hacı Esvet Şenyaşar and his sons Adil and Celal Şenyaşar.

Having lost his father and two brothers and been wounded himself in the incident, Fadıl Şenyaşar was discharged from hospital and detained on June 17. He was then arrested and sent to prison.

Demanding justice for two sons, husband and her arrested son, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who survived the attack, have been keeping a "justice watch" in front of the courthouse. (KÖ/SD)