Uğur Temel, a prisoner in Şırnak T Type Closed Prison, said in his weekly phone call with his family that their ward was raided. He said that the guards confiscated books and blankets, and added: "On Monday, the guards raided our ward. We are the only two political prisoners in the ward. One of our friends is ill and needs surgery. They do not give us television and they want to cut off our contact with the world. We are under isolation. Our books, blankets and all our belongings were confiscated."

Temel added: "They put a camera in our ward. We call on all human rights institutions, bar associations and political parties to send a commission here."

Call for sensitivity

Temel's older brother Devrim Temel said that what happened was "inhumane". Temel said: "We are among those who not only hear about torture in prisons, but also experience that torture first-hand. Prisons are places where guards use disproportionate force. For this reason, we are concerned about the situation of my brother Uğur. We want the authorities to intervene in this situation. It is a crime to place cameras in the wards. The guards stated that the cameras were placed at the request of the Ministry of Justice."