Coronavirus: 38,226 infected, 812 dead in Turkey
- actual
- 08:46 09/4/2020
According to official figures, 812 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 38,226 cases of infection have been recorded.
According to official figures, 812 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 38,226 cases of infection have been recorded.
HDP Group Deputy Chairman Meral Danış Beştaş, who criticized the law proposal on execution said: "“We also know that you are trying to punish the social opposition outside of us, unfairly and unscrupulously with this law. You almost said the law includes everyone except the Kurds."
On International Roman Day, HDK is calling for solidarity with the Roma people against exclusion and discrimination.
Turkish authorities continue obstructing any connection with Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners in Imralı Island Prison.
HDP MPs protested the inequality of the law proposal on execution with a march in the parliament.
Bozan Karayılan from Adana Kürkçüler Prison told that they were beaten because they protested Helin Bölek's death.
HDP Eyyubiye District Co-chair Ömer Bozdal and doctor Rezan Altundağ were released from prison.
Medya Aslan, a prisoner being held in Van Type T Prison, sent a letter to İHD and told that two wards of 16 people were merged despite the virus threat, that the sick prisoners aren't being taken to the infirmary and hygiene materials are not given to the prisoners.
AKP and MHP voted against the law against violence in healthcare. İzmir Medical Chamber protested the rejection of law proposal.
While the main opposition CHP has argued that bringing a bill on preventing violence against healthcare workers will be a moral support amid coronavirus pandemic, the ruling AKP has said, “We already have our preparation about the issue.”
70 year old Mehmet Yeter who has been in Samsun Bafra Prison for 3 years, has lost his life due to coronavirus last week.
Nesrin Nas who stated that the AKP wants to use the coronavirus as a vehicle and turn it into a success story on health, said: "The government should officially apologize from these politicians and journalists who are excluded from the regulation on the law of execution."
It was reported that 5 people lost their lives in the explosion in the countryside of Kulp district.
The General Assembly of the Parliament started debating the bill on criminal execution yesterday. While the HDP protested the bill with banners “Equal execution keeps alive” and “Corona doesn’t discriminate prisoners,” the session is adjourned to today.
ÖHD CO-Chair Acinikli said no regulation will meet expectations unless TMK is removed or the definition of 'terror' changes.