ANKARA - HDP’s former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ, who is in Kandıra F Type Closed Prison, said: ‘’The political power and the Ministry of Justice are directly responsible for all the problems that will be occured, may be experienced in prisons or for possible more severe attacks and losses. Pressures and tension policy are increasing.’’

 

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ, who is being held in Kandıra No. 1 F Type Closed Prison, stated that the pressure in the prison has increased. Other female prisoners held in the prison, on the other hand, talked about the rights violations they were subjected to during the meeting with their lawyers. It was stated that while the wards where political prisoners were kept were changed, ordinaries and ISIS members were placed in the rooms in between.

 

‘Pressures and tension policy are increasing’

 

Being held in Kandıra Women's Closed Prison, one of the prisons where oppression has increased, Figen shared the following information through her lawyers: “In Kandıra F Type Prison, where we are, pressures and tension policy are increasing. The political power and the Ministry of Justice are directly responsible for all the problems that will be occured, may be experienced in prisons or for possible more severe attacks and losses. The rights violations and provocative pressure and tension practices in prisons should be stopped immediately.’’

 

‘Searches that should be made once a month are made every three days’

 

The information shared by the lawyers, who met other politically imprisoned women in Kandıra No. 1 F Type Closed Prison, regarding the prison conditions is as follows: ‘’While it is necessary to approach more sensitively with the pandemic process, on the contrary, violations of rights have unfortunately increased day by day. It was informed that there was an unusual approach to prisoners and that they were approached as if they had entered a different extraordinary process. As follows, searches that are made routinely once a month have started to be made every three days. In addition, it was stated that the counting made in the morning and evening was increased to three times a day, and even the last counting was carried out at 00.00 at night. It was shared that the children staying with the mother prisoners were seriously affected by this situation. It was reported that they did not sleep at night and were crying nonstop.

 

Psychological violence is committed

 

While the right of the prisoners to open meetings with their families is prevented by reasoning the pandemic process, the common areas of isolated prisoners are restricted, all activities stopped, and there is no clear explanation for these arbitrary searches, counting at 00.00 at night. Prisoners try to remain as calm as possible in the face of these events, but it was reported that a tense atmosphere could not be prevented. It was informed that serious psychological violence was being committed.’’