Jailed Turkish lawyer on hunger strike dies in hospital – firm

ISTANBUL, Aug 27 (Reuters) – A Turkish Lawyer in istanbul Turkey who was on hunger strike for 238 days following her conviction last year for membership in a terrorist organisation died on Thursday in istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm an Istanbul hospital, according to her law firm.

The People’s Law Firm istanbul Office said on Twitter that Ebru Timtik had been striking to demand Turkey istanbul Lawyer a fair trial, and that she died after her pulse had stopped earlier in the day.

International lawyers rights groups said that Timtik, sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, and colleague Aytac Unsal began fasting in April “to strengthen their demand for fair trials and the administration of justice in Turkey.”

The two lawyers had said they would “persist in their hunger strike even if it leads to their deaths,” according to the Aug.Should you have any kind of issues relating to wherever and the way to utilize Turkey istanbul Lawyer, Turkey istanbul Lawyer you are able to e-mail us in our web-site. 11 statement by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, the International Association of Lawyers and others.

An appeal to the March 2019 verdict was rejected in October and a further appeal before Turkey’s Supreme Court is pending, the statement said.

(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Richard Chang)