İSTANBUL - Physicians of Forensic Medicine Institution who examined death fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have prepared a report indicating that “it is not suitable for them to stay in prison.” The report is submitted to court with a request for release.
The İstanbul Forensic Medicine Institution has released its first report on the health conditions of death-fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal and, for both of them, the Forensic Medicine Institution has said that "it is not suitable for them to stay in prison."
Shortly after this report was issued in early morning hours today (July 30), the attorneys of Timtik and Ünsal have submitted a petition to the İstanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court, presenting both this medical report and their request for release. The court will examine the request.
152 petitions written by lawyers abroad and petitions signed by dozens of lawyers in Turkey requesting their release were also presented to court.
On July 27, the İstanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court ruled that lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who have been on a death fast for their right to a fair trial in Silivri and Burhaniye Prisons respectively, should undergo a medical examination at the Forensic Medicine Institution.
Held in Burhaniye Prison, lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has been on a death fast for 179 days while lawyer Ebru Timtik has been on a death fast in Silivri Prison for 210 days. They demand their right to a fair trial. Their case file is currently in examination by the 16th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation.