After 18 days in an intensive care unit and two brain surgeries, Lobna Allami’s family strongly believe that the 34-year-old will survive her injuries sustained during the Gezi Park protests. An unconscious Lobna Allami, who was hit in the head by a tear gas capsule during the police intervention on May 31, was one of the lasting images in the early days of the Gezi Park protests. Her sister, Fatin Allami, has said doctors warned that Lobna, a Turkish citizen of Palestinian origin, could be left with permanent damage to her brain and risks being paralyzed for the rest of her life. “I, with all my heart, believe that she will come through,” Fatin Allami said. Lobna was among the sit-in protesters, who gathered in Taksim Square on the May 31 midday before being dispersed by the police crackdown. That was the day when protests against a renovation plan regarding the Gezi Park turned into anti-government protests. “She was there to use her constitutional rights, she did nothing illegal,” Fatin Allami said of her sister. “It’s hard to understand all that.” Fatni Allami said that her sister “always took a stance against injustice.” When asked whether the family would start a legal battle against the police, Fatni Allami said: “The priority is Lobna’s health now.” - See more at: antalyacentral/921-news-antalya/news/2764-family-hopes-comatose-protester-will-survive.html#sthash.8BM2IdHz.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:34:10 +0000
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