“On 24 August 2005 Ms Günel lodged a complaint against the Gendarmerie officers who had taken part in the operation on the ground that her son, who had been surrounded by the security forces and had already been shot in the tibia, could have been taken alive. That complaint was also dismissed in December 2005. It was subsequently upheld by the President of the Erzincan Assize Court in February 2006.
24 Ağustos 2005’te Döndü Günel, oğlunun operasyonda ilk olarak kaval kemiğinden vurulduğunu, sağ yakalanabileceğini ancak yakalandıktan sonra başından vurularak infaz edildiğini söyleyerek şikayetçi oldu. Şikayeti Aralık 2005’te reddedildi, buna itirazı da Şubat 2006’da Erzincan Ağır Ceza Mahkemesince reddedilince AİHM’ne başvurdu.