Mahmut Turhallı, a prisoner in Patnos L Type Closed jail, has been on a hunger strike for 12 days against the arbitrary mistreatment carried out by the prison administration.
Mahmut Turhallı, a prisoner in Patnos L Type Closed jail, said that he has been on a hunger strike for 12 days against harassment by the prison administration. He said he was on hunger strike in a phone call with his family and said that arbitrary practices in prison had reached their peak.
He told his mother, Zeynep Turhallı, about the violations and mistreatment he had been subjected to and said that violations have increased while psychological violence has reached unbearable levels.
Zeynep Turhalı said: "My son has been on a hunger strike for 12 days. He said that he will continue his protest until his demands are met, and that he will go on a death fast if necessary."
Turhallı said that she applied to the Human Rights Association and exposed the violations going on in prison. She added that she filed a criminal complaint with the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office about the prison directors and guards for the violations.
Turhallı called for public awareness and said: "My son suffers from a heart disease. His blood pressure is constantly rising. I fear for my son's health. I am calling out to all mothers here, they should protect the rights of their children in prisons."
