Starting to protest against their dismissal from public service through emergency decrees with demonstrations organized at Bakırköy Square, teachers Nursel Tanrıverdi and Selvi Polat have been arrested four times so far due to “organizing an illegal demonstration.” The teachers were released once again.
The two teachers have started their protests following their dismissal from public service with the Statutory Decree No. 686 issued on February 7, 2017 within the State of Emergency. They have been acquitted at six different courtrooms, standing trial with the same charges. However, these decrees of acquittal did not keep the Prosecutor’s Office from preparing new indictments. The two names have been arrested once again, one week after their third release in March. Following their fourth release, the teachers announced that they will make criminal complaints against the police officers intervening their demonstrations as well as against the Prosecutors and judges issuing arrest warrants.
24.04.2019
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