Woman dies on 238th day of hunger strike to demand fair trial

August 28, 2020 12:48 PM

A civil rights activist who had been sentenced for 13 years for belonging to an alleged criminal organisation has died in a hospital in Turkey.

Woman dies on 238th day of hunger strike to demand fair trial

Ebru Timtik was in 2019 handed the hefty jail term together with her friend Aytac Unsal after which she went on a hunger strike to demand for a fair trial and justice.

According to Asian News, she was member of the Contemporary Lawyers' Association which heavily criticised the government and was thought to be working with the opposition.

The two lawyers' attempts to appeal the judgement did not bear any fruit after the appellate court upheld the lower court's decision in October 2019.

The duo through their advocates moved to the Supreme Court to further challenge the ruling, the judgement was expected to be out in the coming weeks.

Source: Tuko.co.ke