The Constitutional Court did not find the time to review Ayse Celik’s application in time, the suspension period for the execution of penalty ended and Ayse celik has been imprisoned again.
Ayse Çelik was sentenced for saying “Children are dying, don’t stay silent” on a TV show. She was accused of “making propaganda for a terror organization” 38 other rights defenders from Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir had reported themselves as a civil disobedience act. They declared that they co-signed Ayşe Çelik’s statements. Only Ayşe Çelik was sentenced.
The reason for the sentence was based on the following question: “it is obvious that PKK is behind the violence, why didn’t you mention them?” So, she was not sentenced for her statements, but for what she had not said. Her sentence was suspended twice due to her newborn. But her application to the Constitutional Court has not been reviewed in time before the suspension period ended. You can find more details in https://dusun-think.net. So Ayşe Çelik has been imprisoned again, leaving her 1,5 year old daughter behind.
Ayşe Çelik is actually imprisoned on our behalf. Because it was “peace” that faced trial through Ayşe Çelik, and the freedom of expression was violated. None of us is free while she is in prison and apart from her daughter.
We call the constitutional court to review and decide on Ayşe Çelik’s application; http://chng.it/VqTtzLW7MY
18.04.2019
dusun-think.net