On 4 January 2023, a criminal lawsuit was launched against Adem Ta?kaya, the co-president of Zafer Partisi (Victory Party), who had posted a tweet targeting woman human rights defender Jiyan Tosun and falsely accusing her as the perpetrator of the bomb attack in Istanbul on 13 November 2022. The woman human rights defender Jiyan Tosun filed a complaint against Adem Ta?kaya and other unidentified perpetrators, seeking that they be named and prosecuted.
Avukat Jiyan Tosun bir hak savunucusu ve kay?p yak?n?. @CmrtesiAnneleri mücadelesine kat?ld???nda 10 ya??ndayd?. 13 Kas?m’da Taksim’de ya?anan patlama sonras?nda fail oldu?u iddias?yla hedef gösterildi, ölüm tehditleri ald?.#SessizKalma, tan?, tan?t?
? https://t.co/Ln1Vv7fLzV https://t.co/iz1H0JWG1b— AYHAN ?ANLI (@AYHANANLI1) January 6, 2023
Jiyan Tosun is a woman human rights defender, lawyer and a member of Human Rights Association. She provides legal support to women and LGBTI+ survivors at the Legal Assistance Office against Sexual Abuse and Rape in Detention. Jiyan Tosun is the daughter of Fehmi Tosun, who was forcibly disappeared in 1995. The woman human rights defender has been seeking justice for her father and the other enforced disappearances together with Saturday Mothers/People.
On 4 January 2023, a criminal lawsuit was launched against Adem Ta?kaya, who had posted a tweet targetting woman human rights defender Jiyan Tosun by falsely accusing her as a perpetrator of the bomb attack in Istanbul on 13 November 2022. He posted her photo, saying that “the bomber is a PKK lawyer, Jiyan Tosun”. Following the tweet, Jiyan Tosun and her family started receiving a high number of death threats, which ultimately led to their decision to leave their home. This prompted Jiyan Tosun to filea complaint with the public prosecutor against Adem Ta?kaya and other unidentified perpetrators. Jiyan Tosun also requested to be put under a protection scheme, as she worried for her safety and security. The Kücükçekmece 20th Criminal Court of First Instance accepted the indictment against Adem Ta?kaya, who is charged with offences of “insult” as per Article 125/2, and illegally disseminating personal data as per Article 136 of the Turkish Penal Code. The trial is set to begin on 30 May 2023.
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