Journalist Özlem Gürses, towards whom an investigation was launched because of the statements she used on her YouTube channel and who was detained in Ankara final evening and delivered to Istanbul, was referred to Çağlayan Courthouse after her procedures on the police station. The prosecutor requested arrest for Gürses on the cost of “Publicly Insulting the Army or Police Group of the State”. Gürses was positioned below home arrest and banned from leaving the nation. Lawyer Furkan Kamalak had made a press release about Gürses: “He expresses that it’s out of the query for him to place the Turkish Armed Forces and any terrorist group in the identical class, and that he’s sorry for his slip of the tongue on dwell broadcast.”
Sözcü TV programmer and journalist Özlem Gürses was detained in Ankara, citing the statements she utilized in this system on her YouTube channel. Gürses, who was introduced from Ankara to Vatan Police in Istanbul at 04.00 final evening, gave a press release after being saved there for 7 hours, was despatched to Çağlayan Courthouse after a well being examine. It was determined to refer Gürses to the Prison Courtroom of Peace with a request for arrest. A judicial management determination was given for Gürses, giving him home arrest and a journey ban.
The next statements had been used within the request despatched to the prosecutor's workplace for Gürses' arrest:
“As you possibly can see, the ISIS construction, that’s, the Turkish Armed Forces-SMO construction, has achieved small positive factors within the areas the place there are Kurds.” He in contrast the Turkish Armed Forces to a Terrorist Group by saying issues like this, he portrayed the Turkish Armed Forces as an establishment that acts along with terrorist organizations and described as an invader, the Ministry of Justice gave permission to analyze the suspect, thus, the info exhibiting the existence of a robust suspicion of crime that the suspect dedicated the crime charged and the rationale for his arrest had been revealed. It’s understood that there’s; Contemplating the character and nature of the crime charged towards the suspect, the present state of proof, and the higher restrict of the penalty written within the regulation relating to the crime, Article 100 et seq. of CMK No. 5271. “It’s requested on behalf of the general public to order his arrest in accordance with the articles.”
“Sorry for the slip of the tongue”
Özlem Gürses' lawyer, Furkan Kamalak, acknowledged on his social media account within the morning hours of December 21, relating to Gürses's newest state of affairs, “It’s out of the query to place the Turkish Armed Forces and any terrorist group in the identical class, and that he’s sorry for the slip of the tongue on dwell broadcast. He’s in good morale.” He expressed his gratitude to everybody who supported him.
“He couldn't even totally perceive what was occurring.”
Gürses' lawyer, Furkan Kamalak, made the next statements in his assertion to Sözcü:
“There’s a slip of the tongue in his broadcast on his YouTube channel, which he corrects in the identical dialog. Accordingly, an investigation is launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Workplace.
That's why he's at present in custody. He arrived in Istanbul within the morning. He had a well being examine beforehand. We met with him within the morning.
Ms. Özlem is in a excessive morale proper now. He believes that justice will probably be served. He’s already the grandson of a soldier and the kid of civil servants. It’s not unthinkable for him to say something adverse or suppose badly concerning the Turkish Armed Forces, and he already makes corrections in the course of the broadcast.
On the level after we first met, he couldn't even totally perceive what was occurring. As a result of if one thing was carried out intentionally, one would know what occurred. Nevertheless, he was not conscious initially that there was a slip of the tongue right here and that what he stated meant that. After I defined it, that’s, after I stated that it appeared just like the Turkish Armed Forces and ISIS had been put collectively, they stated, 'Is that doable? My perspective on the Turkish Armed Forces is evident. My help for the Turkish Armed Forces is evident. Aside from this, it’s not doable for me to say such a factor when my feedback, ideas and optimistic opinions about Turkey's overseas coverage, particularly the operations carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces, are apparent.”
“The journey took hours”
Journalist Barış Yarkadaş additionally shared the data that Özlem Gürses was detained at 19:30 on the night of December 20, and brought to the Istanbul Police Division at 03.45 on December 21. Yarkadaş wrote, “The compelled journey of Gürses, who was delivered to Istanbul from Ankara by highway at 21.30 final evening, lasted for hours.”
Journalist Özlem Gürses was detained in Ankara on the night of December 20 as a result of her remarks concerning the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) within the video she printed on her YouTube channel. Gürses stated, “As you possibly can see, the ISIS construction, that’s, the TSK-SMO construction, has achieved small positive factors within the areas the place there are Kurds.” ” was steered. An investigation was launched towards Gürses on the grounds of “insulting the establishments and our bodies of the state” and “publicly disseminating deceptive data to the general public”.
