HATAY — 2013 · Murder
Death of Abdullah Cömert
Abdullah Cömert, aged 22, died on the night of 3 June 2013 in Antakya during protests held in support of the Gezi Park movement. Although the cause of death was described in different ways at first, the investigation established that he had been killed when a tear gas cartridge fired from a police armoured vehicle struck him in the head. The investigation was completed in April 2014 and the police officer who fired the cartridge was put on trial. In the trial, Balıkesir 2nd High Criminal Court sentenced the officer to 13 years and 4 months; after appeal, the sentence was finalised as 6 years, 10 months and 15 days. In 2022 the Constitutional Court ruled that there had been no violation in the family's application concerning the effectiveness of the investigation.
- Date
- 2013
- Place
- Antakya, Hatay
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 36.2050, 36.1600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 3 June 2013Abdullah Cömert was killed by a gas cartridge during protests in Antakya.
- 14 April 2014The investigation ended and a police officer was charged.
- Later yearsThe sentence was finalised on appeal as 6 years, 10 months and 15 days.
- 24 August 2022The Constitutional Court found no violation in the family's application.
Sources
- Bianet — AYM, Abdullah Cömert'in öldürülmesi soruşturmasında ihlal bulmadı bianet.org ↗
- Cumhuriyet — AYM, Abdullah Cömert'in ailesinin başvurusunu reddetti cumhuriyet.com.tr ↗
- Bianet
- Cumhuriyet
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