Riha - The sit-in protest held in front of the Urfa Courthouse by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were murdered in the attack carried out by the relatives and bodyguards of AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in the Suruç (Kurdish: Pirsûs) district of Urfa province on June 14, 2018, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar continues on its 697th day. In the morning, Emine Şenyaşar and Ferit Şenyaşar came in front of the courthouse by unfurling a banner reading, “Justice for the Şenyaşar family” to demand justice.

Today, the family stated that their only demand is a fair trial and then the perpetrators of the massacre be tried.

Cases merged

Two legal cases, “The workplace case” and “The hospital case” were filed regarding the attack on the Şenyaşar family’s workplace and the murder of three members of the family at the Suruç State Hospital. In the workplace case, Fadıl Şenyaşar was sentenced to 37 years and nine months in prison and Enver Yıldız was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Malatya 3rd High Criminal Court. Then, the conviction of Fadıl Şenyaşar was overturned by the Antep Appeals Court. This case has been reportedly merged with the “Hospital case” held by the Malatya 5th High Criminal Court. The merged cases will be held by the Malatya 3rd High Criminal Court.

“Our case, which was unlawfully divided into two cases two years ago, has been merged again today. Everyone who makes an unlawful decision in our case will be tried together with the perpetrators of the massacre. THE DAYS WHEN THE SCALES OF JUSTICE WILL BALANCE ARE CLOSE,” the Şenyaşar family posted today on their social media account.