​​​​​​​Egyptian researcher: Ocalan is not only kurd, Imrali situation must be uncovered

On March 15, the Human Rights Office of the Leader Ocalan and the detainees of Imrali Prison issued a statement to the public opinion, following news about the health of leader Ocalan from unidentified sources on the 14th of March.

The Al-Asir Office made it clear that he was not able in any way to communicate with his clients in Imrali prison, Mr. Abdullah Ocalan, Mr. Omar Khairy Kunar, Mr. Hamli Yıldırım and Mr. Weissi Aktash.

'The gravest violation of human rights'

About this, the Egyptian writer and researcher in Turkish and Kurdish affairs, Muhsen Awadallah, said: “The idea that the presence of a detainee for 22 years on an island in a solitary confinement in itself is the gravest violation of human rights and the silence of the international community is the greatest evidence of complicity and conspiracy against Mr. Ocalan. "

Regarding reported deterioration in the leader's health, Awadallah said: "There must indeed be strong pressure on the Turkish state to allow his lawyer and an international committee to meet with him."

He added: "It is not permissible for a 70-year-old man to have lived in solitary confinement for more than 22 years, without any information about his health. His rights must guaranteed, as he is a political prisoner and a fighter."

'Ocalan is not only a Kurd'

On Ocalan's role in the Middle East, he said: “We cannot say that Ocalan, is just a Kurd, certainly not, because Ocalan is an international leader and philosopher for the entire Middle East. Therefore, he carries an idea, just like Mr. Nelson Mandela. There should be international pressure on the Turkish state. "

'Political fighter'

The Egyptian researcher indicated that "Ocalan's fate must be known, and monthly meetings should be scheduled at the very least, and that there are international committees that monitor his prison and the availability of medical for Ocalan, as he is a political prisoner and this is what must be emphasized."

He added, "Ocalan is not a criminal. Rather, but a fighter, and his presence in prison itself is a violation of his rights."

'Turkey is plagued by violations'

He called on putting pressure on Turkey and open the file of its violations of human rights, saying: “Ocalan's arrest is the largest embodiment of these violations, in addition to the presence of tens of thousands of detainees on the same Ocalan line, but no one talks about them. On the International Women's Day, there were more than 5,000 women inside Turkish prisons, more than 700 children, and tens of thousands of detainees, both Kurds, of them the presidential candidate, Salah Demirtas, and Turkish opponents. "

He added, "Turkey is a region plagued by all human rights violations around the world, far from all Erdogan's defense of human rights and those phrases that he speaks out for and claims to defend them and support the oppressed and his interference in Arab countries in order to defend the right of the opposition in it and all the Turkish opposition." Inside prisons. "

'The international community must stand firmly.'

Regarding what the international community must do, he said: “There must be a pause from the international community to stop these violations that happen to the general Turkish people who are completely inside families. There is no difference between those who live inside bars and those in an open prison, no one can tweet criticizing Erdogan. "

He explained that the numbers talk about the trial of dozens every month for insulting the president in Turkey. Therefore, the international community must stand firm towards Turkey's systematic violations of human rights.

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ANHA