The CPT neither met nor did not meet with Abdullah Öcalan!
- 12:06 4 December 2022
- News
ANKARA - After the Asrın Law Office's statement that PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan did not meet with the CPT delegation that went to İmralı, CPT İmralı Delegation Chair Therese Rytter, when asked about whether she had met with the PKK Leader, said, "We went to İmralı to examine the conditions of detention." .
The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) announced on 3 October regarding its visit to Turkey on 20-29 September, that Imrali F Type High Security Prison was among the institutions it visited.
Asrın Law Firm, which is the defense attorney of Abdullah Öcalan, made a statement on 29 November, "We have heard that Mr. Öcalan did not attend the meeting during the CPT's visit to İmralı Island in September 2022."
Therese Rytter, Head of the İmralı Delegation of the CPT reached by the Mezopotamya Agency (MA), when asked about whether a meeting was held with Abdullah Öcalan in prison, said: He has also been to a High Security Prison. In this context, special attention has been paid to the social activities offered to detainees and their connections with the outside world.