Aşkın Günel, the son of the applicant, Ms Günel’s, was fatally shot in the head and the shin bone by the Gendarmerie during an operation in Aktuluk village of Dersim on November 9, 2004. The security forces said in their reports that Günel was a member of the Maoist Communist Party (MKP).
Aşkın Günel, 9 Kasım 2004’te Dersim’in Aktuluk köyü yakınında jandarmanın düzenlediği operasyonda kaval kemiği ve başından vurularak öldürüldü.