Yavuz Bölek, a former police chief who was dismissed from profession following corruption probes implicating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, died of colorectal cancer (CRC) on June 16, 2019.
According to a twitter account, Bölek, 52, died in İzmir’s Aliağa prison, where he has been held since he was arrested August 2016 on terror and coup charges.
Mr. Bölek was initially detained on September 29, 2014 in a predawn operation in Antalya, which prosecutors said was launched following allegations of spying and illegal wiretapping between 2009-2013. After staying in custody for 3 days, he and six of his colleagues were sent to jail. However; on Oct. 7, 2016, a judge ruled for his release pending trial.
As part of the same investigation, Bölek was dismissed from profession on Jan. 9, 2015.
On March 31, 2015, 3rd Antalya High Criminal Court launched a separate investigation and issued a detention warrant for Bölek over alleged spying and illegal wiretapping activities. However, Bölek refused to surrender because he believed that the operation was an act of revenge by the government after a corruption investigation that became public on Dec. 17, 2013 implicated dozens of people, including businessmen, senior bureaucrats and the sons of three now-former ministers of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government.
After living on the run for almost a year, Bölek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May 2016 and received chemotherapy at an Antalya hospital. Despite providing the court with doctor reports showing his deteriorating medical conditions, he was arrested by a court on Aug. 25, 2016 and sent to an İzmir prison. According to his family, because of unprecedented pressure in the prison, the cancer quickly advanced in his body and Bölek had a stroke and went through a brain surgery.
Days after the operation, despite his doctor’s red alert, he was re-sent to prison where he had another stroke. Despite his aggravated health conditions and several doctor reports, Bölek has been being kept in the İzmir Aliağa prison. He evetually died on June 16, 2019.
Bir şehidimiz daha oldu! Antalya Eski Emniyet Müdür Yardımcısı kıymetli devrem Yavuz Bölek (92) bugün hakka yürüdü! 1986 yılından beri tanırım ve karıncayı incittiğine şahit olmadım!
Cenazesi namazı bugün ikindi namazını müteakiben Antalya’da kılınacaktır. @NurgulBolek pic.twitter.com/diOnUEtBIM— Ahmet Çelik (@a_celik71) June 16, 2019
from Turkey Purge https://turkeypurge.com/purge-victim-police-chief-dies-of-cancer
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