Lawyers applied to visit Imralı

2020-06-03 09:27:13


	İSTANBUL - The lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan filed a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit to the Imralı island prison.

	PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers Faik Özgür Erol, Cengiz Yürekli, Mazlum Dinç and Nevroz Uysal have applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their clients on June 3rd, Wednesday.

	 

	After 8 years of total isolation, Öcalan’s lawyers were able to meet with their client on 2 May, 22 May, 12 June, 18 June and 7 August 2019.

	 

	The regular requests for visits by the Asrin Legal Office have not been answered by the Public Prosecutor's Office since 7 August 2019.

	 

	The tightly guarded prison island of Imrali is completely sealed off from the public, but there is a risk of infection with the novel coronavirus from the guards and prison staff who commute between the island and the mainland.