Solidarity with journalist Necati Abay
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18 years and 9 months prison sentence for Necati Abay, Spokesperson of Solidarity Platform of the Imprisoned Journalists,
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No evidence but conviction!
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Necati Abay, author of Atilim newspaper and spokesperson of Solidarity Platform of the Imprisoned Journalists was sentenced to prison for 18 years and 9 months in relation with the case of Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) by Istanbul 12th Assize Court. It has been alleged in reasoned decision of the court that Mr. Abay is responsible for the coordination of cell houses in the structure of MLKP.
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However, it is clear that this sentence has been given to Necati Abay for authorship activity in Atılım newspaper and his effective struggle in Solidarity Platform for Imprisoned Journalists as a spokesperson for 8 years and central role that he played in signature campaigns as an intellectual.
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First, in justification of the decision it is exactly stated that: “even if a complete conviction occurred that the accused is the member of illegal MLKP organization, it has been understood that his direct connection and participation in activities committed under the case could not be determined..." As it can be seen, the court could not determine "the direct connection and participation" of Necati Abay with the organization. There is just a “conviction” on this way. That is to say, the sentence was given without evidence but conviction.
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Second, only evidence which is provided for judgement of Abay, is the statement given by an accused during the absence of his lawyer. The accused has declared in the court later that he gave his statement under torture and he did not say anything about Necati Abay because he did not know him. The four line passage in new statement against Necati Abay is the fabrication of the police The police threatened Necati Abay when it arrested him because of his works in Atılım newspaper in February 2003 two months before it submits the abovementioned statement to the court on April 2003 as: “If you report bombing activities, you always be in trouble. If such news continues, Necati Abay, we can make you imprisoned any time. We shall decide when we make you imprisoned.” The logic here is clear: Abay is forced to self-censor by the police because of the broadcasting policy of Atilim newspaper. Since he rejected this, a conspiracy was organized for him. That is to say the sentence for Abay is sentence for the journalism.
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Third, it very unrealistic that an author who acts in the glare of publicity from authorship of Atilim newspaper to many massive campaigns as an intellectual, works as “responsible for the coordination of cell houses". Abay has been tried to sentence in the basis of police record. Punishing professional efforts of journalists who are opponent to the system and government by linking these efforts with another type of activities have increasingly become widen used method. Pressures on Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık happened in front of the public.
However, the more serious is the cases which are not in front of the public. The case of Necati Abay appears a typical example of disregarding freedom of expression of the journalist under the excuse of punishing other kind of offenses. As the court confessed that there is no evidence for the act that Abay was accused in its own justification, the only logical result is that Abay has been sentenced because of his activities as journalist.
Enormous punishments given to other journalists in recent period display that the situation moves toward a very serious point. Vedat Kurşun, owner of Azadiya Welat, was sentenced for 166 years, and Emine Demir, other owner of the newspaper, for 138 years, and Hatice Duman, former owner of Atılım newspaper, for life. We, undersigned, considers as a very serious event that the conviction of Necati Abay for 18 years and 9 months with unlawful methods as an example of the pressure on journalists and highlight that recognizing freedom to journalists means providing freedom of information.
Ankara Freedom for Expression Initiative
Sungur Savran
İsmail Beşikçi
Fikret Başkaya
Sibel Özbudun
Recep Maraşlı
Temel Demirer
Cemil Gündoğan
Hanna Beth-Sawoce
Sabri Atman
Fatime Akalın
Mahmut Konuk
Ragıp Zarakolu
Attila Tuygan
Şiar Rişvanoğlu
Yücel Demirer
Hüsnü Öndül
Sait Çetinoğlu
Ahmet Önal
Haluk Gerger
Sami Evren
Doğan Tarkan
Cengiz Algan
Yalçın Ergündoğan
Adil Okay
Memik Horuz
Murad Akıncılar
Ali Ülger
Tayfun İşçi
Mehmet Özer
Hüseyin Gevher
Metin Uzunöz
Ramazan Gezgin
Murat Kuseyri
Emrah Cilasun
Aydın Doğan
Necmettin Salaz
Zeynep Tozduman
Aydın Çubukçu
Communication: Spokesman Necati Abay. GSM: 05359297586
e-mail: necatiabay@gmail.com <mailto:necatiabay@gmail.com> ,
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18 years and 9 months prison sentence for Necati Abay, Spokesperson of Solidarity Platform of the Imprisoned Journalists,
o
No evidence but conviction!
o
Necati Abay, author of Atilim newspaper and spokesperson of Solidarity Platform of the Imprisoned Journalists was sentenced to prison for 18 years and 9 months in relation with the case of Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) by Istanbul 12th Assize Court. It has been alleged in reasoned decision of the court that Mr. Abay is responsible for the coordination of cell houses in the structure of MLKP.
o
However, it is clear that this sentence has been given to Necati Abay for authorship activity in Atılım newspaper and his effective struggle in Solidarity Platform for Imprisoned Journalists as a spokesperson for 8 years and central role that he played in signature campaigns as an intellectual.
o
First, in justification of the decision it is exactly stated that: “even if a complete conviction occurred that the accused is the member of illegal MLKP organization, it has been understood that his direct connection and participation in activities committed under the case could not be determined..." As it can be seen, the court could not determine "the direct connection and participation" of Necati Abay with the organization. There is just a “conviction” on this way. That is to say, the sentence was given without evidence but conviction.
o
Second, only evidence which is provided for judgement of Abay, is the statement given by an accused during the absence of his lawyer. The accused has declared in the court later that he gave his statement under torture and he did not say anything about Necati Abay because he did not know him. The four line passage in new statement against Necati Abay is the fabrication of the police The police threatened Necati Abay when it arrested him because of his works in Atılım newspaper in February 2003 two months before it submits the abovementioned statement to the court on April 2003 as: “If you report bombing activities, you always be in trouble. If such news continues, Necati Abay, we can make you imprisoned any time. We shall decide when we make you imprisoned.” The logic here is clear: Abay is forced to self-censor by the police because of the broadcasting policy of Atilim newspaper. Since he rejected this, a conspiracy was organized for him. That is to say the sentence for Abay is sentence for the journalism.
o
Third, it very unrealistic that an author who acts in the glare of publicity from authorship of Atilim newspaper to many massive campaigns as an intellectual, works as “responsible for the coordination of cell houses". Abay has been tried to sentence in the basis of police record. Punishing professional efforts of journalists who are opponent to the system and government by linking these efforts with another type of activities have increasingly become widen used method. Pressures on Nedim Şener and Ahmet Şık happened in front of the public.
However, the more serious is the cases which are not in front of the public. The case of Necati Abay appears a typical example of disregarding freedom of expression of the journalist under the excuse of punishing other kind of offenses. As the court confessed that there is no evidence for the act that Abay was accused in its own justification, the only logical result is that Abay has been sentenced because of his activities as journalist.
Enormous punishments given to other journalists in recent period display that the situation moves toward a very serious point. Vedat Kurşun, owner of Azadiya Welat, was sentenced for 166 years, and Emine Demir, other owner of the newspaper, for 138 years, and Hatice Duman, former owner of Atılım newspaper, for life. We, undersigned, considers as a very serious event that the conviction of Necati Abay for 18 years and 9 months with unlawful methods as an example of the pressure on journalists and highlight that recognizing freedom to journalists means providing freedom of information.
Ankara Freedom for Expression Initiative
Sungur Savran
İsmail Beşikçi
Fikret Başkaya
Sibel Özbudun
Recep Maraşlı
Temel Demirer
Cemil Gündoğan
Hanna Beth-Sawoce
Sabri Atman
Fatime Akalın
Mahmut Konuk
Ragıp Zarakolu
Attila Tuygan
Şiar Rişvanoğlu
Yücel Demirer
Hüsnü Öndül
Sait Çetinoğlu
Ahmet Önal
Haluk Gerger
Sami Evren
Doğan Tarkan
Cengiz Algan
Yalçın Ergündoğan
Adil Okay
Memik Horuz
Murad Akıncılar
Ali Ülger
Tayfun İşçi
Mehmet Özer
Hüseyin Gevher
Metin Uzunöz
Ramazan Gezgin
Murat Kuseyri
Emrah Cilasun
Aydın Doğan
Necmettin Salaz
Zeynep Tozduman
Aydın Çubukçu
Communication: Spokesman Necati Abay. GSM: 05359297586
e-mail: necatiabay@gmail.com <mailto:necatiabay@gmail.com> ,
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