16/11/2023 | Writer: Selma Koçak
The prosecutor rendered a decision on no ground for prosecution about 9 people detained during the Trans Pride March.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has completed its investigation into 9 people detained during the Trans Pride March on 18 June, which was attacked by police.
The Public Prosecutor rendered a decision on no ground for prosecution about those detained during the march, no charges will be brought against them. The prosecutor rendered the decision stating that “there is no evidence with sufficient gravity to justify the suspicion which is required to open a public claim.”
What happened at the 9th Trans Pride March?
9th Trans Pride March was back and carried out in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on June 18, the Transgender Equality Day. Earlier on the march, subway lines were closed. Police attacked people gathered in Harbiye, with an unofficial ban on the march.
Blockading the journalists covering the march, the police also attacked people sitting in cafes. Unabated police also threatened the shopkeepers in the neighborhood, who reacted against the violence, with detention. Against all the odds, lubunyas gathered and read the press release. 10 people, including a child, were detained. Detainees were released on the same say, after their testimony.
Earlier on the Trans Pride March, the İstanbul New Governor Davut Gül posted a threatening message on Twitter with an emphasis on family. Brand new Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya defended the police torture experienced during the Trans Pride March, which was prevented by İstanbul Governor Davut Gül’s tweet without an official ban order, by saying “our heroic police”.
Security General Directorate filed a criminal complaint against Green Left Party İstanbul MP Özgül Saki, who followed the Trans Pride March from the very beginning and opposed against the violence targeting LGBTI+s, on the grounds that she compared police officers to “occupiers”.
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