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Inmate brain dead after alleged torture
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1.       Trudy
7887 posts
 10 Oct 2008 Fri 02:48 pm

An inmate at Ýstanbul’s Metris Prison has been pronounced brain dead by doctors after allegedly being mistreated and tortured at the hands of prison guards, several Turkish dailies have reported. According to reports yesterday, Engin Ceber, 29, was taken into custody in Ýstanbul along with three of his friends for selling the leftist magazine Yürüyüþ. They were later convicted and sent to Metris Prison. The four inmates were reportedly subjected to disproportionate use of force and heavy torture by prison guards. Ceber was taken to a hospital three days ago and was pronounced brain dead there, after suffering from a brain hemorrhage as a result of head injury. Ceber’s lawyer, Taylan Tanay, said his client complained several times that he was frequently subjected to inhumane treatment in prison. “The last time I met with him before he was taken to the hospital there were bruises on his face. He said he was being tortured. The other day, I wanted to meet with my client once more, but prison officials said he was dead. They later said he was being kept in the intensive care unit of the Þiþli Etfal Hospital,” he noted.

Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=155495

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When will this stop? Also inmates, whatever their crime was, are entitled to normal treatment, aren´t they?

 

 

2.       teaschip
3870 posts
 10 Oct 2008 Fri 08:47 pm

What concerns me the most is the reason he was tortured...selling leftist magazines..{#lang_emotions_scared}I have my views on how prisoners should be treated..but tortured because of a magazine.  My Gosh, how radical is that!{#lang_emotions_wtf}

3.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 10 Oct 2008 Fri 10:42 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

An inmate at Ýstanbul’s Metris Prison has been pronounced brain dead by doctors after allegedly being mistreated and tortured at the hands of prison guards, several Turkish dailies have reported. According to reports yesterday, Engin Ceber, 29, was taken into custody in Ýstanbul along with three of his friends for selling the leftist magazine Yürüyüþ. They were later convicted and sent to Metris Prison. The four inmates were reportedly subjected to disproportionate use of force and heavy torture by prison guards. Ceber was taken to a hospital three days ago and was pronounced brain dead there, after suffering from a brain hemorrhage as a result of head injury. Ceber’s lawyer, Taylan Tanay, said his client complained several times that he was frequently subjected to inhumane treatment in prison. “The last time I met with him before he was taken to the hospital there were bruises on his face. He said he was being tortured. The other day, I wanted to meet with my client once more, but prison officials said he was dead. They later said he was being kept in the intensive care unit of the Þiþli Etfal Hospital,” he noted.

Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=155495

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When will this stop? Also inmates, whatever their crime was, are entitled to normal treatment, aren´t they?

 

 

I think it is better people who think these type of news offending ´gentle feeling of their Turkishness´ answer your question.

4.       Iceheart_Omnis
106 posts
 10 Oct 2008 Fri 10:58 pm

 While I think that selling a leftist magazine with your pals when you´re 29 years old is rather immature, nobody deserves to be beaten to death for that. I hope those responsible are severely punished, things like that should not happen.

5.       doudi94
845 posts
 10 Oct 2008 Fri 10:59 pm

I remember, before, when i was little, id watch movies with my parents and when ever they wanted a guy torchered theyd send him to prison in turkey, and thatw as the only thing i knew before about turkey, lol, prisons, and BTW the prisons looked sickining and sickining things happened!

Never thought it was true though(recently only)

but my brothers still think it is lol

Ill go to them theyre right

6.       catwoman
8933 posts
 11 Oct 2008 Sat 04:34 am

 

Quoting thehandsom

I think it is better people who think these type of news offending ´gentle feeling of their Turkishness´ answer your question.

 

What does this mean..? Can you translate this into simpler English...?

7.       gencturk
326 posts
 11 Oct 2008 Sat 06:10 am

 

Quoting thehandsom

I think it is better people who think these type of news offending ´gentle feeling of their Turkishness´ answer your question.

 

I dont feel offended from this news. I actually condemn them. But I feel offended if Trudy or you post always bad news from turkey. as if this is all about Turkey. There are many kind of propaganda. one of them is "only mentioning about bad part of the subject" that will cause eventually be image of the subject.

8.       WarTrain
325 posts
 11 Oct 2008 Sat 12:34 pm

 

Quoting gencturk

But I feel offended if Trudy or you post always bad news from turkey. as if this is all about Turkey.

 

This is actually the root of the problem on this website.  You Turks are only happy when we talk about your warm hospitality, wonderful food, music etc. but feel quite happy about criticising the "west", whereas we are quite used to everyone (including ourselves) insulting our countries.

 

It seems to me that you are so nationalistic that the view Turkey in the same way as you would your own mother - and god forbid anyone who criticises her.

 

It sometimes feels like we are trying to discuss important issues with brain-washed radicals, who are more interested in preserving the "good name" of their country, than in honesty and open debate. 

 

Stop hiding beneath your flags and come out and talk.   Would anyone be here if we didn´t love and were not interested in Turkey?  The message you give us is that Turkey is secretive, paranoid and radical....

 

 

9.       raindrops
267 posts
 11 Oct 2008 Sat 01:47 pm

 

Quoting gencturk

 But I feel offended if Trudy or you post always bad news from turkey.

 

 post good news! you are very welcome to do it. We will be all happy to read them. Only person who is ready to be offended will be offended. Reaction to any event or situation is your choice. Choice depends on you.

Don´t feel offended - do smth different, do what you consider correct.

When could we expect good and positives news from you?

10.       WarTrain
325 posts
 11 Oct 2008 Sat 01:59 pm

 

Quoting raindrops

 post good news! you are very welcome to do it. We will be all happy to read them. Only person who is ready to be offended will be offended. Reaction to any event or situation is your choice. Choice depends on you.

Don´t feel offended - do smth different, do what you consider correct.

When could we expect good and positives news from you?

 

 

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