Trial of level crossing activists continued in Eskişehir

The trial of level crossing activists in Eskişehir continued: In order to protest the death of 22-year-old Ahmet Atakan in the demonstration in Hatay, the trial of 4 people accused of preventing the passage of the High Speed ​​Train (YHT) and vehicles by sitting at the level crossing in Eskişehir for 110 hours continued. were.

The crowd gathered in front of the Espark Shopping Center in Eskibağlar Mahallesi Üniversite Caddesi on September 10, 2013 and marched shouting slogans for Ahmet Atakan, who lost his life in the protest in Hatay. He made a sit-in at the level crossing where Crowded University Avenue and Cengiz Topel Avenue intersected. The activists blocked the passage of YHTs and vehicles for about 4 hours.
A lawsuit was filed against 110 people who participated in the action at the Eskişehir 3rd Criminal Court of First Instance for "opposition to the meeting and demonstration march numbered 2911" and "TPC 223/2 article obstruction of transportation vehicles". At the Eskişehir 3rd Criminal Court of First Instance, the defendants, who were tried without arrest, demanding prison sentences of 3 to 8 years each, did not accept the charges at the hearing held today. Some of the defendants said, “We have exercised our democratic right. We certainly did not encounter a police warning. In addition, it is out of the question that the ambulance is not allowed to pass, ”he said.

AMBULANCE SHORTER: SHORT TERM STACKED
Yücel Oymak, the driver of the ambulance, who allegedly was not allowed to pass on the day of the incident, also testified as a witness at the hearing. Saying that he made a short pause while passing the scene, Oymak said: “We continued our journey without any actual attack on our vehicle or the personnel in our vehicle. There was a sudden stop. This process took place there for a maximum of two minutes. Group members warned us not to use that route in the next patient referrals. "

The hearing at the Eskişehir 3rd Criminal Court of First Instance was postponed to 2 March 2016 for the witnesses to be heard.