DİYARBAKIR- Stating that DBP buildings were raided unlawfully, ÖHD Amed Branch Co-Chair lawyer Özüm Vurgun said that the prosecution and judgeship usurped the authority of the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

 

Based on the investigation carried out by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office under the name of "PKK/KCK", a detention order was issued for 15 people, including Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and provincial co-chairs. 14 people, including DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and provincial co-chairs, were detained with the decision in raids on party buildings and houses in 9 cities, especially the Headquarters. Searches lasted for 7 hours during the raids on DBP Headquarters Amed Liaison Office and DBP Provincial Organisation building.

 

Association for Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Amed Branch Co-chair Lawyer Özüm Vurgun, who was in the DBP Headquarters Amed Liaison Office, said that the Diyarbakır Prosecutor's Office and the judge's office usurped their authority in the search warrant.

 

'THE PROSECUTION AND JUDICIARY USURPATION THE AUTHORITY'

 

Stating that the searches and the raid were completely unlawful, Vurgun said: "Because the person who appears as a suspect in this file is Keskin Bayındır. In the decision of the Diyarbakır Criminal Judgeship of Peace, it is very clear in the search report that the file was started by saying that it is within the scope of the investigation carried out against Keskin Bayındır. However, in terms of Keskin Bayındır's institutional personality and political personality, a search warrant was issued for the Headquarters and provincial co-chairs and detention warrants were issued for the provincial co-chairs. In the searches of the DBP headquarters and provincial co-presidency, the Diyarbakır prosecutor's office and the judge's office carried out the search unlawfully by usurping their authority. The suspect here is Keskin Bayındır, a search can be made about the suspect at home or at work, and this procedure can be legally processed. But even if an investigation is carried out against the co-chairperson of a political party so that a search can be made, that place is not a workplace. Forget that this place is a political party, a search is made by considering it as a workplace. This can be done with a decision that can be taken by the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation in all investigations carried out regarding the DBP or political parties in line with Article 27 of the Law on the Court of Cassation.”

 

'THEY ARE GOING TO INCREASE EVIDENCE'

 

Stating that the search within the scope of the investigation conducted against the co-chairperson revealed a total usurpation of authority and an unlawful search, Vurgun: " We stated this issue during the search and requested the immediate return of the materials taken to us. They said they did not accept this; however, they consider all the documents taken at the DBP headquarters as if it is a personal area of Keskin Bayındır, and they go to increase the evidence in their own file.”