The families of Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are held in Hewlêr Prison by KDP forces, issued a written statement in which they said: “The Dağ and Er's families or lawyers should be granted a visit with our relatives as soon as possible.”

Making a call on behalf of the families, Abdurrahman Er's uncle Necmettin Er said: "Abdurrahman and Mazlum are kept in separate cells in Hewlêr prison. We do not have any information about the health and safety of our sons. As families, we require a visit with our sons to be granted as soon as possible. We want our concerns to be addressed."

On 7 July 2019, Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er were sentenced to death by the first-instance court for the attack in Hewlêr in which MİT officer Osman Köse and Iraqi citizens Neriman Osman and Beşdar Ramazan were killed.

Background

Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er (also known as Muhammed Beşiksiz) are accused of shooting Turkish Vice Consul and intelligence officer Osman Köse and two other people, Neriman Osman and Beşdar Ramazan, in a luxury restaurant in Hewlêr (Erbil), the capital of Southern Kurdistan autonomous region, on 17 July 2019.

In February 2020, they were sentenced to death by the 2nd Criminal Court of Hewlêr in a show trial under pressure from Turkey. Immediately after the trial, the two activists were even placed in a prison cell of ISIS jihadists. On 22 September 2020, the death sentences were confirmed by the Court of Cassation.

In a phone talk with his family on 14 May, Mazlum Dağ spoke about the torture they suffered in prison.