JINHA

MERDİN- 54-year-old Nurşan Demir, who was arrested for not leaving her home in the Nusaybin district of Mardin, where genocidal policy has been imposed, has been tried and the court demands life sentence for her.

“You are a traitor, if you don’t leave your home (!)”

In the recent days, the attacks against the Kurdish people have become heavier, particularly in the Nusaybin district of Mardin, where curfew has been imposed for about five months. 54-year-old Nurşan Demir had to leave her home after her home demolished as a reason of bombardment during the ban. Nurşan has been held in Mardin E Type Closed Prison for “not leaving her home”. Nurşan has been tried for “subverting the unity and integrity of the state”, and the court demands aggravated life imprisonment for her. Nurşan spoke to our agency.

Nurşan told us that she was removed from the neighborhood accompanied with cameras, “After turning of the cameras, police put handcuff in our hands by using bad language against us. They took us a sports hall and put sacks on our heads. Our hands were handcuffed behind the back and they forced us to kneel. Then, they began to beat us. They tortured us for days.” Nurşan said the police gave them cupcakes when cameras shot them; however they took back the cupcakes when the cameras turned off. Nurşan said, “They forced the young people to give evidence against the people they didn’t know. Many people signed the prepared texts and gave evidence against hundreds of people they never met. I refused to give evidence and I was subjected to torture for days.

“My only crime is not to leave my home”

Nurşan said she thought she could have protected her home if she hadn’t left it, “But everything worked different. The attacks became more intensify day by day and I had to leave my home. I was arrested for not leaving my home and the court demands aggravated life imprisonment for me as “a traitor”.”

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