The fourth hearing of the "Everybody is born as a
baby" trial against Savda, Aydemir and Atak, supporters of
conscientious objector Aydemir, was held on 14 December. The defendants'
request to consult a gynaecologist on the topic was dismissed.
Ekin KARACA, Eskişehir - BİA News Center, 16 December 2011, Friday
Defendants
Ahmet Aydemir, father of Enver Aydemir, lawyer
Davut Erkan,
Halil Savda and
Mehmet Atak stand accused of "alienating the public from military service" pursuant to Article 318 of the Turkish Criminal Law
(TCK). They are being prosecuted on the grounds of a press release issued on 21 January 2011 in support of conscientious objector
Enver Aydemir subsequent to one of his hearings.
The sentence
"Everybody is born as a baby, nobody is born as a
soldier" was part of the press release and is the bone of contention of
the trial.