Turkey: Trial Dates Have Been Set for Arrested Partizan Readers

Turkey: Trial Dates Have Been Set for Arrested Partizan ReadersWe hereby share an unofficial translation of an article published by Yeni Demokrasi on the 1st of August.

The trial dates for the arrested Partizan Readers Okay Koçak and Seyidali Laço have been set

Indictments have been prepared against Okay Koçak and Seyidali Laço, Partizan readers who were arrested on May 1^st.

Accordingly, the first hearing for Seyidali Laço, one of the imprisoned Partizan readers who will be tried on charges of having a “membership in a organization,” will be held on September 22^nd at the 25^th High Criminal Court of Istanbul Courthouse, while Okay Koçak’s first hearing will be held on October 1^st at the 26^th High Criminal Court.

The indictments against Gülhanım Aslandoğan, Sevil Doğan, Diyar Sarıkuş, and Eray Çıta, who were arrested on May 1^st, as well as the Partizan readers who were placed under house arrest, are expected to be prepared within a few weeks.