土耳其大規模調查行動中收押8名LGBTQ+倡議人士候審

伊斯坦堡，9月16日（路透社）——土耳其LGBTQ+人權組織Kaos GL的8名成員週二遭羈押候審，這是全國性行動的一部分。政府稱該行動是在保護家庭價值與兒童，但人權組織表示，這項行動針對的是基本權利。ISTANBUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Eight members of Turkish LGBTQ+ rights group Kaos GL were jailed pending trial on Tuesday as part of a national operation the government says is protecting family values and children, but which rights groups say targets fundamental rights.

Kaos的律師表示，除了遭羈押的人士外，該組織另外7名成員已在司法監督下獲釋，其中包括1名記者。Lawyers for Kaos said that besides those jailed, seven other members of the group, including a journalist, were released under judicial supervision.

路透社看到的法院文件顯示，檢方指控嫌疑人協助發布猥褻內容，其中包括兒童可接觸到的內容。Court documents seen by Reuters showed prosecutors accused the suspects of facilitating the publication of obscene material, including material accessible to children.

法院文件引述嫌疑人在協會中的職務、社群媒體貼文，以及警方調查期間蒐集到的證據，稱這些因素構成對犯罪行為的高度懷疑；文件並表示，因有逃亡及湮滅證據之虞，羈押有其必要。The court document cited the suspects' roles within the association, social media posts, and evidence gathered during a police investigation as creating strong suspicion of criminal conduct, and said detention was necessary due to the risks of flight and evidence tampering.

Kaos GL是土耳其最大LGBTQ+人權組織之一。該組織表示，拘留與收押「不是法律程序」，而是「一場公然針對基本權利與自由的政治操作」。Kaos GL, one of Turkey's largest LGBTQ+ rights organisations, said the detentions and imprisonments were "not a legal process" but "an overt political operation targeting fundamental rights and freedoms."

該組織在聲明中說：「我們的朋友遭不實指控鎖定，並受到密集抹黑攻擊，之後又被不公不法地收押。我們要求立即釋放他們。」"We demand the immediate release of our friends who have been unjustly and unlawfully imprisoned after being targeted with false accusations and subjected to an intense smear campaign," the group said in a statement.

在其他省分，至少54人於針對LGBTQ+協會的大規模突襲中遭收押。這項代號為「我的家庭很安全」的行動，政府稱其目的在於保護兒童與家庭價值。At least 54 people were jailed in other provinces in sweeping raids targeting LGBTQ+ associations under an operation dubbed "My Family is Safe", which the government says is aimed at protecting children and family values.

週二，警方在安卡拉與伊斯坦堡針對突襲與逮捕的抗議活動中，拘留至少126人。On Tuesday, the police detained at least 126 people during protests in Ankara and Istanbul against the raids and arrests.

歐盟執委會表示，對倡議人士遭逮捕、人權組織與企業面臨法律程序，以及網站和社群媒體帳號遭封鎖感到關切，並補充說正密切關注事態發展。The European Commission said it was concerned by the arrests of activists, legal proceedings against rights groups and businesses, and the blocking of websites and social media accounts, adding that it was following developments closely.

司法部長阿金・居爾萊克（Akin Gurlek）週日表示，這些調查由伊斯坦堡、安卡拉、伊茲米爾、艾登和梅爾辛的檢方協調進行，涉及15個省的162名嫌疑人、9個協會和13家企業。Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on Sunday the investigations, coordinated by prosecutors in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Aydin and Mersin, involved 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses across 15 provinces.

自2016年政變未遂以來，土耳其政府因司法與檢方作為受到西方國家、人權組織和批評者批評；近年來，土耳其政府也大力打壓LGBTQ+社群。政府已禁止在伊斯坦堡舉行LGBTQ+遊行，而總統塔伊普・艾爾段（Tayyip Erdogan）則一再指控該社群對土耳其家庭結構與價值構成威脅。Turkey's government, which has been criticised by Western countries, rights groups and critics over the actions of its judiciary and prosecutors since a failed coup attempt in 2016, has in recent years heavily clamped down on the LGBTQ+ community. It has banned the LGBTQ+ march in Istanbul, while President Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly accused the community of posing a threat to Turkey's family structure and values.

（Ece Toksabay報導；Lili Bayer補充報導；Ezgi Erkoyun撰稿；Tuvan Gumrukcu、Alexandra Hudson編輯）(Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Additional reporting by Lili Bayer; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Tuvan Gumrukcu, Alexandra Hudson)