Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Saturday Mothers, who have been performing a sit-in protest in front of Galatasaray High School for many years in order for their missing relatives to be found. Imprisonment sentences were claimed against the mothers for up to three years each. Beyoğlu District Governorate had banned the demonstration on August 25, 2020, which was the 700th week of the protest, due to the protection of “national security and public order.” The police had intervened against the protester families and detained many. The indictment prepared against the Saturday Mothers has the signature of Prosecutor Fatih Dönmez and charges 46 citizens with violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911. It was further indicated in the indictment that the file against Parliament members, who wanted to support the demonstration, was separated and that there is a separate investigation being conducted against them.
23.11.2020
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