The death fast resister Ibrahim Erler has lost his life on the 335th day of the death fast

23/09/2001

by: TAYAD Families

We have lost another life on the 335th day of the death fast. After the attack of the funeral of Ümüs Sahingöz on Saturday, which was followed by an operation attempt in Armutlu Ibrahim Erler from the Tekirdag F Type prison and Hakan Koluacik and Bekir Simsek from the Edirne F Type prison burned and sacrificed themselve at the same day in order to stop the operation. Ibrahim Erler, who was in a very critical situation after the sacrifice action was brought to the Medical Faculty at the Cerrahpasa Hospital. Ibrahim Erler who lost his life yesterday night at the hospital was participating in the 4th team of death fast. He continued death fast for 132 days. During the operation in the prisons between 19-22 December he was transferred from the prison of Ümraniye to Edirne and from Edirne to the F Type prison of Tekirdag. As his other friends he was severly wounded during the operation "For the Return to Life", his fingers were torn off. They came again. That time their aim weren`t the prisons. Armutlu was shown as target with teh declaration of Rüstü Kazim Yücelen, the Minister of Internal Affairs. It was the repetition of the 19-22 December operation that they wanted to bring to life. Although our relatives have stated that "THEY ARE GOING TO BURN THEMSELVES" in the case of any operation or intervention in Armutlu, they attacked Armutlu.
They came with their gas bombs, weapons and panzers. They have injured and arrested tens of our people. For us inside and outside prison was the same. Our relatives in prisons have stated that they won`t be silent to stop a possible operation to and "BURN THEMSELVES". And that`s what they did.
Ibrahim Erler; WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO DIDN`T REMAIN SILENT.
Ibrahim Erler; belonged to those who said I HAVE ONE LIVE AND THIS SHOULD BE A SACRIFICE TO OUR PEOPLE.
The murder of Ibrahim Erler are all state officials, first of all Minister of Internal Affairs Rüstü Kazim Yücelen, who made a statement especially showing Armutlu and the death fasts as target. Our death fast action will continue in the prisons and the hospitals until our demands are accepted.

IBRAHIM ERLER IS IMMORTAL!...
OUR DEMANDS HAVE TO BE ACCEPTED!..
THE POLICE BLOCKADE IN ARMUTLU HAS TO BE REMOVED!...

TAYAD Families