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Turkey: appeal for the release of a union


Meryem Özsögüt è una donna che ha scelto un mestiere poco gradito alle autorità del suo Paese. Fa parte del consiglio direttivo di SES, un sindacato turco degli impiegati pubblici affiliato a PSI (Public Services International). Il 14 dicembre 2007 Meryem ha partecipato ad una conferenza stampa in which he denounced the murder of Kevser Mizrak, happened by the police. The request for participation sent to the SES, was received by fax. In this regard, PSI emphasizes that neither the police nor other authorities have warned before or after the press conference that the participation in this event would be considered illegal. A few days later, on January 8, 2008, Meryem Özsögüt was arrested. At the same time other people have ended up in prison, presumably for the same reason, but now they have regained their freedom. For Meryem, however, the cell doors were not open yet and the date of the hearing postponed several times, remains unknown. It is the belief of the PSI that the arrest of Miss Özsögüt is solely motivated by his activities as a union leader. An idea supported by the place where it is held, one of the notorious Turkish prisons "Type F", where small groups of prisoners are kept isolated under special surveillance. All this underlines the hostility toward the institutions of trade unions and determination put in place to repress the legitimate activities by any means to protect the rights of workers in Turkey. In response to numerous letters of protest, the government in Ankara has made it known to the Public Services International who is accused of Meryem Özsögüt be "a member of a terrorist" and "having made propaganda." PSI calls on the government for the immediate release of Miss turkish Özsögüt, safeguarding their health and the full respect of international treaties signed by Turkey.

(English translation by Michele Nigra).

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