Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu: Why did the death of the former police officer by decree-law put complaints of negligence in prison on the agenda?



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Mustafa Kabakcioglu

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Mustafa Kabakcioglu

The appearance of the death of former police officer Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu on a plastic chair in a single cell in Gümüşhane prison has led to allegations of negligence in the prison. The Gümüşhane Attorney General’s Office denied the allegations. The Ministry of Justice appointed two inspectors to examine the complaints.

Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu died in Gümüşhane Prison, where he was transferred from the Şebinkarahisar K2 type closed penal institution on August 29, 2020, 4 years ago.

The public learned that Kabakçıoğlu lost his life in a lonely prison cell with photos shared on Twitter on Wednesday.

HDP Kocaeli MP and Human Rights Investigation Commission member Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said: “Death alone! Alone, sick, finished … In a damp, dilapidated and lonely cell … Former officer police officer Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, with the Statutory Decree, said goodbye to the world. “Said and tagged Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul,” Death was full of negligence, have you ever heard of it? “he asked.

The Gümüşhane Prosecutor General’s Office denied the allegations of negligence and issued a statement after the news and the photo were released on Twitter.

The statement indicated that the prisoner was sitting motionless in the chair when he entered the cell where he was staying around 05:45, and it was understood that 112 emergency service officers were called and lost their lives by not reacting. .

In the statement, which said that convicts who went to the hospital or trial or entered prison were held in a solitary cell for 14 days and this is a routine practice, it was noted that Kabakçıoğlu was examined twice after his death, the tests were negative and the result of the autopsy is still awaited.

In the statement, it was also stated that Kabakçıoğlu was staying in a single cell “of approximately 50 m2 with a garden where he can meet all his needs.”

In 2016, the İhlas News Agency reported that Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, when he was the Deputy Commissioner of Giresun, was arrested in the framework of the investigation into the Fethullah Gülen Organization and was expelled from the police by decree law published under the state of emergency .

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The room where Kabakçıoğlu was mentioned

‘His health worsened in jail’

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who gave a press conference today, stated that Kabakçıoğlu said in his diary that he had diabetes in prison in 2017 and that his health began to deteriorate after that day.

According to statements by Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and the Giresun Prosecutor General’s Office, Kabakçıoğlu’s health deteriorated on 20, 24 and 27 August.

Gergerlioğlu argued that despite the lack of evidence for Covid-19, Kabakçıoğlu was taken to a solitary cell on August 20 and that despite his requests, he was not provided access to health services.

According to Gergerlioğlu, Kabakçıoğlu’s request to go to the hospital on August 24 also failed.

Saying that Kabakçıoğlu got worse on August 27 and wrote a petition to the prison doctor, Gergerlioğlu showed the petition to cameras and relayed what was written:

“He says’ Dear teacher, ‘he yells at the doctor.’ I have used the medications you have given me, but I think the medications cause side effects. I have swelling in my left mouth and left leg, and I have difficulty speaking. And I have numbness in my arm. I have numbness in my lower belly. it doesn’t work ‘he says. “

Gergerlioğlu stated that the prison doctor immediately referred Kabakçıoğlu to the hospital after this letter, and stated that Kabakçıoğlu was not transferred to the hospital and questioned the motive.

Attorney General: You did not go to the hospital with your own consent

In the statement of the Gümüşhane Prosecutor General’s Office, it was confirmed that Kabakçıoğlu was ill on 20 and 24 August. In the statement, it was stated that 112 emergency services teams were called to the institution, but Kabakçıoğlu did not want to go to the hospital.

In the statement, which said that Kabakçıoğlu became ill again on August 27, “after his illness, the institution’s doctor wanted to be transferred urgently to the Internal Medicine Polyclinic of the Gümüşhane State Hospital. However, the convicted person said no he wanted to be referred and did not go to the hospital with his own consent. In this case, he was searched by the nursing officers and correctional officers of the penal institution. “

In his press release, Gergerlioğlu questioned this request and said: “It is not possible to understand this. Why would a person who wrote a request to the doctor on August 27 and says that he has very important health complaints not go to the hospital when he is Obviously you need to go to the hospital? This place is extremely closed. “

Defining Kabakçıoğlu’s death as “a suspicious and violent death,” Gergerlioğlu argued that this incident was not unique:

“This was not an ordinary death, it was the latest example of the rights violations suffered by tens of thousands of people in prisons. If this photo did not appear, the public would not show a great reaction. But as a deputy who follows the prisons closely, we have repeatedly seen prisoners die in solitary cells. and the deaths in the cells have been covered up for years. All questions I have submitted for such deaths have been erased. “

Gergerlioğlu said that Kabakçıoğlu also mentioned the prison rights violations in his diary, saying: “If you have to go to hospital from prison, you will only go within 5 to 10 days. If you need to go to emergency hospital, it will take between 7 and 8 hours. You will undergo many procedures. “

In the statement of the Attorney General’s Office, it was reported that an investigation was launched into the information and documents shared with the press about the investigation into the death of Kabakçıoğlu, “It is considered that this type of news was made by deliberate and marginal groups to create outrage in society.

Parliamentary question from the Vice President of the CHP, Gülizar Biçer Karaca

On the other hand, the Vice President of CHP Responsible for Human Rights, Gülizar Biçer Karaca, also asked the Minister of Justice, Abdulhamit Gül, to respond to the death of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu in the cell where he was held in the Gümüşhane prison.

Claiming that Kabakçıoğlu’s family filed a criminal complaint, Karaca said: “Kabakçıoğlu’s death reveals the impression that the pandemic conditions in the prison are not worthy of human dignity.”

Some questions asked by Karaca in his motion are the following:

  • What is the cause of death of Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu, who passed away?
  • Considering your public photos, what is the reason and justification for sitting in a chair when you are found dead?
  • Does Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu have any chronic diseases?
  • Is there any negligence of the guards or staff? What is the reason you were locked up in a solitary cell instead of a hospital? Has any action been taken against officers believed to have been negligent or at fault?
  • According to the statement made by the Gümüşhane Chief Prosecutor on October 14, 2020, Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu’s death took place on August 29, 2020. What is the reason for the lack of disclosure in the elapsed time?
  • According to the statement made by the Gümüşhane Prosecutor General’s Office on October 14, 2020, Mustafa Kabakçıoğlu reported his discomfort on August 20, August 24, and August 27. Why was Kabakçıoğlu, who was ill three times in 7 days and apparently in poor condition, was kept in a single room?
  • In the statement from the Gümüşhane Prosecutor General’s Office, it was stated that Kabakçıoğlu did not want to go to the hospital when he fell ill and that a report was kept saying that he refused to go until 27 August. What are the proofs of your refusal to go to the hospital on August 20 and 24? Also, will the report, which was preserved after Kabakçıoğlu’s refusal to go to the hospital on 27 August, be released to the public?
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