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Jailed father allowed to attend son’s funeral in handcuffs

Jailed father allowed to attend son’s funeral in handcuffs

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 10, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown

Jailed father of Berk Görmez, a 14-year-old boy who died of intestinel cancer last week, could attend his son’s funeral only with his hands cuffed during the ceremony. “They did not take off Bekir Gormez’s handcuffs during the funeral for his son Berk Gormez who died...

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