Figures of political prisoners multiplied in AKP period
Figures of political prisoners multiplied in AKP period
In response to the parliamentary question presented by BDP MP Pervin Buldan, Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin announced the number of children currently jailed in Turkey. Accordingly, the number, which was 17 in 2005, increased to 1023 in 2010, recording an increase by a thousand percent.
The report by the Minister of Justice displays the multiply of figures of political prisoners since the beginning of so-called 'KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) operations'.
According to the report, the number of people who have been sued within this process is as follows; 14,035 men and 2,205 women in 2005; 20,308 men and 2,511 women in 2006; 25,671 men and 3,684 women in 2007; 26,000 men and 3,941 women in 2008; 47,693 men and 5,593 women in 2009; 56,237 men and 6,880 women in 2010.
The figures of people sentenced to imprisonment in this process are stated as follows in the report; 2,314 men and 412 women in 2005; 3,355 men and 374 women in 2006; 5,284 men and 647 women in 2007; 5,423 men and 649 women in 2008; 8,299 men and 912 women in 2009; 8,686 men and 1,206 women in 2010.
The figures given by Minister Ergin also reveal the remarkable increase in the number of political child prisoners. In a comparison between the years of 2005 and 2010, the number of children put in prison in this process has increased by a thousand percent. Most of the children are sentenced to imprisonment on the grounds of throwing stone to police and staging a demonstration without permission.
While 17 children were sentenced with imprisonment and 78 acquitted in political cases in 2005, the increasing figures of following years are; 14 imprisonment and 67 acquittal in 2006, 47 imprisonment and 97 acquittal in 2007, 36 imprisonment and 122 acquittal in 2008, 105 imprisonment and 1144 acquittal in 2009, 1023 imprisonment and 857 acquittal in 2010.
The report by Minister Ergin didn't consist of the figures of 2011 and 2012.
The report by the Minister of Justice displays the multiply of figures of political prisoners since the beginning of so-called 'KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) operations'.
According to the report, the number of people who have been sued within this process is as follows; 14,035 men and 2,205 women in 2005; 20,308 men and 2,511 women in 2006; 25,671 men and 3,684 women in 2007; 26,000 men and 3,941 women in 2008; 47,693 men and 5,593 women in 2009; 56,237 men and 6,880 women in 2010.
The figures of people sentenced to imprisonment in this process are stated as follows in the report; 2,314 men and 412 women in 2005; 3,355 men and 374 women in 2006; 5,284 men and 647 women in 2007; 5,423 men and 649 women in 2008; 8,299 men and 912 women in 2009; 8,686 men and 1,206 women in 2010.
The figures given by Minister Ergin also reveal the remarkable increase in the number of political child prisoners. In a comparison between the years of 2005 and 2010, the number of children put in prison in this process has increased by a thousand percent. Most of the children are sentenced to imprisonment on the grounds of throwing stone to police and staging a demonstration without permission.
While 17 children were sentenced with imprisonment and 78 acquitted in political cases in 2005, the increasing figures of following years are; 14 imprisonment and 67 acquittal in 2006, 47 imprisonment and 97 acquittal in 2007, 36 imprisonment and 122 acquittal in 2008, 105 imprisonment and 1144 acquittal in 2009, 1023 imprisonment and 857 acquittal in 2010.
The report by Minister Ergin didn't consist of the figures of 2011 and 2012.
