The release of Nuriye Adet, who has been prisoner in Sincan Women's Closed Prison for 30 years, was postponed for 6 months by the Administration and Observation Board. Adet's release was previously postponed for 3 months. Adet, who was arrested injured in Iğdır in 1994, was sentenced to life imprisonment on the grounds of "disrupting the unity and integrity of the state" after the trial by the Erzurum State Security Court. Adet, who was held in Erzurum, Sivas, Uşak and Amasya prisons, was transferred to Sincan Women's Prison in 2007.

 

Adet, whose conditional release period expired on March 3, had her release postponed for 3 months by the decision of the Sincan Women's Prison Administrative and Observation Board, which met on February 29. The decision, which Adet objected to through her lawyers, was approved by the Execution Judgeship and the High Criminal Court.

 

The questions asked to Adet, who appeared before the board for the second time, attracted attention. At the Board meeting where the camera recording was taken, Adet was asked questions such as "Do you see Abdullah Öcalan as a leader?" and "What do you think about the PKK?" Adet stated to the board members that she has been prisoner for the PKK for 30 years and said: "I have been prisoner unfairly and unlawfully for 30 years and I have been held here for 16 years. You all know me well. You also know who I am and what I think. Yet you ask such questions. Kurdish, Arab and Middle Eastern peoples see PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan as their leader. I see Abdullah Öcalan, whom the Kurdish people see as a leader, as a leader, too."

 

Adet said that the board members responded to her by saying, "We know how you think."

 

POSTPONED FOR THE SECOND TIME

 

In its decision document, the Board claimed that Adet was involved in the events subject to disciplinary proceedings. The board did not provide information about what the disciplinary decisions in question were or whether Adet was punished for them. The board did not include the content of the meeting in its decision.

 

The board prevented Adet's release for another 6 months, claiming that she did not comply with the rules set for security purposes.

 

Adet's next release evaluation will be held on November 14, 2024.

 

Adet's lawyer, Sinem Çoşkun, shared that they appealed to the Execution Judgeship regarding this decision, but no decision has been made yet.

 

MA / Hivda Çelebi