Buğra Gökce recounts SEGBİS hearing: 'Without a lawyer and two minutes...'

Buğra Gökce, İBB Deputy Secretary General and IPA President, who was among those arrested during the operation conducted against the İBB on March 19, made statements regarding his 1-month detention review.

In a statement shared on his social media account, Buğra Gökce shared the details of the routine review at the one-month mark of his detention with the public. Stating that the hearing held on April 18 lasted only a few minutes, Gökce noted that his lawyers were not present during the session conducted via SEGBİS.

?? Notes from the inside to the outside

Yesterday (April 18) at noon, my 1-month "detention review" was held. It lasted about 2-3 minutes. Similar to the initial arrest decision, the Judge was busy with other things rather than listening to me or looking at my face, asked "Is it over?" and immediately decided on "continuation of detention… pic.twitter.com/8EUQ47rICr

— Doç. Dr. Buğra Gökce (@gokcebugra) April 21, 2025

Gökce conveyed that the judge was 'busy with other things' rather than listening to him, and that a decision to continue his detention was made after a brief statement.

“IT WAS A SEGBİS THEATER PERFORMED FOR FORMALITY”

In his statement, Gökce described the hearing with the words, “A SEGBİS hearing was held for formality. Our lawyers were not there, and we played our roles ‘remotely’ as they wished.” Stating that he went through a process similar to what he experienced during the initial arrest decision, Gökce noted that the judge did not look at him, only asked “Is it over?”, and announced the decision immediately afterward.

“ARREST SHOULD BE AN EXCEPTION, ESPECIALLY IN POLITICAL MATTERS”

Emphasizing that detention is an exceptional judicial measure and that freedom should only be restricted in mandatory cases, Gökce said that arrest decisions made in political and social events require greater sensitivity.

News Source: 12punto