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physician of the campus hospital and an internal medicine specialist, forcibly intervened and he had been under torture for five days, he stated that he didn't accept forced intervention and despite that, they put on 73 bottles of drips. During visitation, he showed his arms; from his shoulders to wrists, there were needle marks and bruises stated his lawyer Ezgi Çakır.
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Mustafa died on day 279 of his hunger strike, just a few hours before he died he had a phone call with his family. He stated "I cannot breathe, I can't turn around in my bed", he died at 3am on 24 April 2020. His body was taken from the prison in Izmir to
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Mustafa was the son of a four child, working-class family. He spent his childhood and youth working in various jobs, from apprenticeships to a mobile breakfast clerk in order to contribute to his family. Koçak was arrested on
September 23, 2017 and was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment by the
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Koçak was charged with supplying weapons to an illegal organization and was convicted of violating the
Constitution. The court's decision on him stated the conclusion that he had committed the crime was "reached through a conscientious conviction". The only evidence against Mustafa was the witness
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On day 254 of his hunger strike, Mustafa Koçak was forcefully taken from his prison cell to a hospital to be force fed. Koçak was tied to a chair and was brought to Şakran Prison campus hospital around 4.30 p.m. on March 12. To his lawyer, Mustafa said that three doctors, including the chief
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