A lawsuit was filed against eight high school students, who held a demonstration in Kadıköy last June to protest government policies on education and were exposed to heavy torture by the police, due to “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911.” The students face an imprisonment claim for up to five years within the lawsuit after the first hearing held at Istanbul Anatolian 4th Juvenile Court.
The students stated, “Let the torturers stand trial, not students” and called attention for the first hearing of the lawsuit last weekend. As they were distributing leaflets in Kadıköy for the call, they were beaten and detained, being tortured once again at the police station they were taken to.
25.12.2018
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