observers describe impressions in the trial of suspected DHKP-C members
By Peter Nowak
side runs over a year before the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart-Stammheim to criminal proceedings The new section 129b against five alleged members of the banned Turkish underground organization DHKP-C. Observer of a process marked the day in Stuttgart their observations
Ahmet Düzgün Yüksel, Ilhan Demirtas, Devrim Güler, Hasan and Mustafa Atalay Subasi. These five men are on trial. The federal prosecutor accuses them after Section 129b have supported before, as part of the so-called "rear front" policy of the militant Marxist-Leninist oriented DHKP-C. The DHKP-C is led by the EU and the U.S. on the list of terrorist organizations. After the Section 129b, who after the attacks of 11 was introduced in September 2001, is liable to prosecution in Germany, who is a member of a terrorist group abroad or supporting such.
Much of the process is critical (ND) reported: Not insignificantly as the charge is based on court documents from Turkey. The defense is evidence that statements in it were under torture. While from the Documents in such a case can not be used in the process, the Attorney General wants the defense, however, evidence of the actual suspects, before they act. The process is largely unnoticed by the public, the prisoners are under isolating conditions in pretrial detention.
On Tuesday, about 30 people from Germany, Belgium and Switzerland, at the initiative of the platform "freedom for Mustafa Atalay," observed one of the trial. On Wednesday, several delegation members in the Stuttgart DGB-house of the reasons reported for their commitment.
Bettina Seifert pointed from the platform while a number of medical certificates and statements Atalay at the next serious heart disease and a massive post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed, which were caused by his long detention in Turkey, and there suffered torture.
The Zurich psychiatrist Ralf Binswanger, who took part in the delegation, pointed out that a post-traumatic disorder is treated under conditions of detention barely. For a successful therapy Atalay was released from prison necessary. The prison officer of the Committee for Basic Rights and Democracy, Christian Herrgesell, he joined the call on. Although he introduced more than a month, a visit request for Atalay, he had to get an appointment today. This is also a sign how hard it is to contact the defendants contact. Hergesell pointed out that the Committee on Civil Rights, the abolition of Sections 129a and b demand. The practice has shown that it would focus even legal activities in the proximity of terrorism.
argued in this direction also the writer and lawyer Peter O. Chotjewitz. He could not judge whether the DHKP-C in Turkey for her alleged was responsible for bombings and does not justify such actions, so Chotjewitz. But Mustafa Atalay and the other defendants were also perfectly legal activities such as the translation of documents, organizing of parties and the distribution of Pamphlets accused. Only with paragraphs 129b to support these activities would be declared a terrorist organization. Chotjewitz recalled that condemned in the 1970s not only RAF members for attacks, but also critical left intellectuals such as Heinrich Böll and as supporters of terrorism had been defamed.
Carsten Ondreka criticized by the platform to the enormous security effort also in the process visitors. You must empty all pockets, their passports would be copied and not even a pen or a sheet of paper should be taken into the courtroom. As you must surely have the impression that each visitor is also a potential defendant, so Ondreka. The platform for the release of Mustafa Atalay process planning further observations. "A critical public is urgently required, as platform speaker Seiffert. will
by Peter Nowak, New Germany, 10.07.2009
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