35 defendants are on trial for the attack on the Sumud Fleet

Some complainants attended the hearing at the Istanbul 11th High Criminal Court.

The audience also attended the hearing, where Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association President Rıza Saka and many lawyers attended.

İkbal Gürpınar, one of the complainants whose statement was taken at the hearing, said that the Israeli soldiers who intervened in their boat also stole the belongings and took the women's headscarves and threw them in the trash.

Stating that they were later strip-searched and thrown into prison, Gürpınar stated that there were women who were raped there.

Gürpınar, who complained about the defendants, requested to participate in the case.

Complainant Muhammed Fatih Sinan also said that he was honored to be a complainant in this case.

Stating that the Israeli soldiers, who constantly tried to provoke them, said that their ships were small and that the materials would not be a salve for the wounds of the people of Gaza, Sinan said, "The soldiers specifically asked if there was baby food and said, 'Because those children grow up to become terrorists in Gaza.' They used the expression. They said they would kill them. He repeated this statement 2-3 times on different occasions. At Ashdod Port: 'I also have the passport you have.' There were also people in military uniform who humiliated us by saying, "I am complaining, I want to participate in the case." he said.

Journalist Ersin Çelik also said that after being kidnapped by Israeli soldiers, they were taken to Ashdod Port, where they were exposed to a lot of physical and psychological violence.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)