Process - Lawyers demand release of cancer-stricken defendant
Several lawyers have called for the release of a cancer-stricken defendant from custody in Cologne. The 58-year-old must undergo an operation as soon as possible, the statement said. Nevertheless, his release has been refused.
The man has been on trial at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court since June on suspicion of being a member of the terrorist DHKP-C. "The cynical way in which our client's fundamental right to life and health is being dealt with is outrageous," the statement reads. The DHKP-C is a Marxist-Leninist underground organization from Turkey.
The prison where the defendant is being held on remand took 15 months before he was finally able to undergo a biopsy, which finally confirmed the suspected cancer, despite being suspected of having cancer.
"Anyone who thinks they can refer our client to an operation organized by the prison "in the medium term" is irresponsibly gambling with his health and his life." The senate is accepting a worsening of the illness.
A spokeswoman for the Higher Regional Court stated that the senate had based its decision on the recommendations of the treating doctors at Cologne University Hospital and the medical service at Cologne Prison. According to them, release from prison was not necessary for professional medical treatment.
The detention review decision shows that there had indeed been delays in the examination and that the prison doctor had warned that further delays were "no longer justifiable".
In one case, however, the defendant himself was responsible for a delay: he had refused an examination appointment that had been brought forward by almost a month when he learned that his shackles were not to be removed during the examination.
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- Despite the severe health condition of the defendant, who is currently on trial for alleged membership in the terrorist organization DHKP-C in Düsseldorf, his lawyers continue to demand his release from custody.
- The legal process in North Rhine-Westphalia has been criticized by the defendants' lawyers, who argue that the delay in conducting necessary medical procedures, including a biopsy, infringes upon his fundamental right to life and health.
- The Higher Regional Court in Cologne has refused the defendant's release, stating that professional medical treatment can be provided while he remains in custody at Cologne Prison, according to recommendations from treating doctors at the University Hospital in Cologne and the prison medical service.
- The man's case has drawn attention to the complex interplay between the justice system, prisoner health, and terrorism, particularly as DHKP-C is a recognized terrorist group with links to Marxist-Leninist underground organizations in Turkey.
- The defendant's lawyers have slammed the prison administration for passing the buck, arguing that any additional delays in medical treatment pose a threat to the defendant's life and could worsen his health conditions, according to the latest medical reports.
Source: www.stern.de
