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Conscientious objector Halil Savda mistreated and
on hunger strike
Human Rights Association (Turkey), 17 January 2007
Halil Savda the human rights defender and
conscientious objector
who has been arrested and still being kept under arrest by Military
Law Court of Corlu in date of 7 December 2006 by accusation of "
disobedience to order and fleeing from military duty" is under
pressure.
Onto the Law courts psychological report demand in last trial, the
military forces who entered Halil Savda's ward in date of 17 January
2007 informed that they are going to take Halil Savda to Doctor
exmination. After Halil Savda's " I have objection to demand in
question. I refuse the psychological examination. I refuse my
military duty by my conscience. I am not disabled nor sick. I dont
want to be invalided out. I refuse the military duty as being a
conscientious objector
and for
these reason i dont want to be examined by doctor" statement
military police has crowded together on to Halil Savda and roughly
took him to hospital.
In spite of
all his objections that "Thing you are doing is wrong by means of
medical ethics. you cannot examine me out of my will" to the doctors
of military hospital who want to examine him Halil Savda has been
examined rudely and after he has been taken to court.
Halil Savda
stated that he started a hunger strike for an indefinite period of
time for protesting those attidute against himself.
We as
Istanbul Department of Human Rights Association disapprove the
Halil Savda's contiual arrestment and situation of him being kept
under pressure, and call every sensitive person to act with
solidarity with Halil Savda and react urgently.
End to
Pressure devoted to Halil Savda.
Conscientious Objection is a human right.
Freedom to
Halil Savda.
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