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Lawyer Ebru Timtik died in a Turkish prison, went on a hunger strike demanding a fair trial.
In Istanbul, after 238 days of hunger strike, the Turkish human rights activist, lawyer Ebru Timtik, died. About this August 28 reported the International Observatory for Human Rights on Twitter.
“She went on a hunger strike, demanding a fair trial,” he said.
Timtik in the last days of his life weighed 30 kg, he was in compulsory treatment, the television channel reported on August 28. Al Arabiya.
During the funeral of the human rights defender in Istanbul, the police used tear gas. People chanted: “The bloody state will be responsible,” reported the AFP news agency.
According to AFP, in 2019, a court in Istanbul found 18 lawyers, including Timtik, guilty of creating and running a terrorist group. Timtik was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison.
In July, a court in Istanbul refused to release Timtik, despite his health.
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