Prosecutors had demanded from 7.5 years to 29 years for the members, on charges of founding an organization to commit crime, violating the laws of demonstration, and resisting public officers.
The members, including Chamber of Architects and Engineers’ (TMMOB) General Secretary Mücella Yapıcı and Istanbul Chamber of Doctors General Secretary Ali Çerkezoğlu were detained on July 8, 2013 during a demonstration at the opening of Gezi Park, after it was sealed off by police for three weeks.
The indictment stated that Ali Çerkezoğlu, Ayşe Mücella Yapıcı, Beyza Metin, Ender İmrek and Haluk Ağabeyoğlu had damaged public safety in Istanbul by calling on people to come Taksim Square through the media, Facebook and Twitter. The suspects had formed a criminal organization and controlled and planned the unrest through the protests, the indictment also said.
February/10/2014
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