Şenyaşar family holds sit-in protest for 119 days

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 119 days.

Riha – The sit-in protest staged by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed in the attack carried out by the relatives and bodyguards of AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız, and his son Ferit Şenyaşar, survived the attack has entered in its 119th day. In the morning, the family came in front of the courthouse to keep holding their protest. The family held a placard reading, “A mother has held a sit-in protest in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse demanding justice for 119 days. Her husband and two sons were killed at the hospital. No lawsuit has been opened because a member of parliament involved in the massacre.”

“We receive death threats”

Ferit Şenaşar reported that they have received death threats by AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız’s brother Süleyman Yıldız, “We filed a criminal complaint for the second time against Süleyman Yıldız, who threatens us on social media.”

“The new prosecutor will be announced today”

Stating that the 8th prosecutor of the case will be announced today, Ferit Şenyaşar said, “This case will become time-barred, a massacre was carried out at a hospital. We were told by the The7th prosecutor that they already identified 23 people. The new prosecutor will be announced today. The new prosecutor will be under political pressure. We will demand a meeting with the prosecutor through our lawyers.”