DİYARBAKIR - Attorney Gülşen Özbek has said that the court has accepted the request for release of ill prisoner Makbule Özbek (72), who had a heart attack in prison yesterday.

 

Arrested as part of an investigation against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Peace Mother Makbule Özbek (72) had a heart attack yesterday (September 4). Examining the medical reports and request of her attorneys for her release, the court has ruled that Özbek shall be released.

 

Charged with "membership of the organization" as part of the investigation conducted by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Özbek had been behind bars since June 29. The objection against her imprisonment was rejected on July 8 on the grounds that "she had flight risk."

 

After having a heart attack in Diyarbakır Women's Closed Prison yesterday, Özbek has been taken to intensive care at Gazi Yaşargil Training Hospital. Her attorneys presented the related medical reports to the court and requested her release. The court has accepted the attorneys' request.