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The murder of the 20-year-old Özgecan Aslan in Mersin, whose charred body was found on 13th February, after she went missing on 11th February, has stirred up Turkey. Murder suspect Suphi Altındöken, admitted during his interrogation, that he attempted to rape the woman, and as she fought back he stabbed her and hit her repeatedly with an iron pipe, and burned the body after pouring benzine over the body. (Agencies)

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This incident is being discussed as the number one item on the agenda and protests have been held in many cities of Turkey. The most outstanding calls during these protests have been "Stop violence against women", "Protect women", enacting "Capital Punishment" and implementing deterrent penalties. While President Erdogan said that they "are following the incident and (the murderers) will be punished in the heaviest way", Family Minister Ayşe Islam said, "as a mother, I think we can talk about capital punishment".

This incident is neither the first nor will it be the last. Because after such incidents, when authorities are making on-screen statements in order to prevent public indignation, everything is forgotten as soon the agenda changes. One of these incidents was a case known as "The Shame Case" in 2002 - the case of 13-year-old N.Ç, who was sold for money by two women, and afterwards raped by 25 men, including a chief-editor of district governorate and an army lieutenant. This case included civil servants like the chief-editor of the district governorate, an army lieutenant and the village headman, among the suspects, lasted 8 years. The court decided a sentence of 4 years and 3 months, saying that the girl 'had agreed to the actions with the suspects by her own will", and with regards of good conduct. Supervised release, good conduct, judicial discretion, abating; finally led to the release of the suspects. And the Supreme Court approved. N. Ç., who 'agreed to the acts with the suspects by her own will!' as confirmed by the court, had several surgeries, as she was unable to sit.

The implementations of secular Republic of Turkey have constituted oppression to women, as they did for everyone. From 66 recorded female murders in 2002 to 1011 in 2007. Statistical data from interior ministry, police and gendarmerie are as follows: Between the years 2001-2001 there were recorded 21.268 cases of assault, 10.148 cases of abduction, 3.800 cases of obscene behaviour, 3.366 cases of rape, 1803 cases of deflowering after false promise of marriage, 1.371 cases of forcing into prostitution of women.

No matter which statistics regarding women one refers to, one will face a picture with similar numbers. Because this is the inevitable outcome of any system that does not rule upon the system of Islam. Also the calls for reinstating capital punishment are far away from Islam and its system and therefore a struggle for vain. As long this system upon Western style education, life style and systems continues to be implemented, the results will not be much different, even though enacting the capital punishment. In order to understand this, it is necessary to have a look at the modern USA. According to reports, every second one woman faces violence, and one woman every 6 seconds is raped. Divorce rates are above 50%, while the rate of women giving birth out of marriage is about 35%. Not included are abortion and the murder of own children by mothers.

All these show that man-made systems are the root cause of these problems. If mankind would be able to achieve happiness and to establish justice through man-made systems, would Allah (swt) have sent us the Islamic system?
Without a doubt, the most important feature of punishment acts like a deterrent. However, who is going to determine this deterring punishment for the individual? As the One who created the human, is to know him best, and therefore when turning to the Revelation that was sent to us as a blessing, we see that our Lord says:

((وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَاْ أُولِيْ الأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ))

"And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous." [Al-Baqara 179]
Furthermore, knowing that some individuals are not deterred through punishment alone, Islam has blocked all ways leading to fornication through commanding not to approach fornication instead of not doing it, and thus ensured social order. It is possible to observe this in every era of the 13 centuries of Islamic history. Additionally, Islam has exalted the individual to the level of a human through answering his questions of where he came from, where he is going to, and his responsibilities, through directing his view to Allah, His Messenger and the Qur'an al-Kareem.

After all this, the only solution not only for Turkey, but the whole world, as witnessed in the past, will only be provided by the Khilafah "Caliphate" and the Islamic System.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Musa Bayoğlu

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The Prime Minister's office released on 6th February 2015 figures in which it was claiming the arrest of over ten thousand suspected "terrorists" under the National Action Plan, without divulging any background information on the detainees or their purported networks. The press statement did not mention any information on how and when the government intends to prosecute these ten thousand people, who have been arrested under various charges in more than fourteen thousand raids, conducted throughout the country. And all of this was since the December 2014 after an attack on Peshawar Army Public school in which more than one hundred forty people were killed in an evil attack, most of them children.

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In the aftermath of Peshawar Public school attack and the subsequent announcement of National Action Plan, the Raheel-Nawaz regime started a crackdown on those fighting American forces in Afghanistan, as well as those who call for the implementation of Islam in Pakistan. They even did not spare Masjid Imams and arrested thousands of them under the Loud Speaker Act. Government agencies are chasing Madrassa students and abducting them. However, their madness reached a peak, when they raided the house of the Jegranvi family in Lahore Gulberg, a highly respectable and well known family.

The regime thugs came to arrest a family member of Jegranvi who has been placed on the notorious Fourth Schedule for the last couple of years. However, when they could not get him, they made a charge sheet of his brothers and their wives on 11th February 2015. Yet, even this was not enough from the regime, 13th February 2015 just before Jummah Salah, the regime thugs returned back and violated the sanctity of the Jegranvi's House. Moreover, a thug of the regime, grabbed the hand of one of the women, whilst she was carrying her disabled child in her arms, and arrested her. Now that woman is in the awful Kot Lakpat Jail along her small child, waiting for bail application to be heard by the judiciary.

This is not the first time the Jegranvi family has faced the wrath of the regime. Their only crime is that some of their men are working with Hizb ut Tahrir for the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" and the whole family supports this call. In the past, several times, men of the Jegranvi family were arrested and jailed for their noble work. However, the regime's persecution never lessened their love and determination for the establishment of Islam. Now in order to break their resolve, the regime puts its dirty hands on their woman, which is a red line in Pakistani society as it is a society which regards Islam highly. By doing so, this regime has sent a message to the whole society, that to please their Kafir masters, it can sink to any low level.

Alhamdulillah anger at the regime is overcoming the fear of it. The regime's brutal campaign has angered many. The regime's thugs have been violating the sanctity of privacy by breaking into the houses without permission, even terrorizing women and their small children. The regime does not tolerate any opposition to its National Action Plan which is in reality an American Action Plan to strengthen American Raj in Pakistan. This regime has abandoned Islam and its people and feels proud in serving its Kafir masters, sitting in Washington. It glows with pride when its men receive medals and guard of honors from the Kuffar, though surely they deserve the wrath of Allah (swt). Allah (swt) said,

((وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيراً))

"And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad ) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination" [Al-Nisa: 115].

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Shahzad Shaikh
Deputy to the Spokesman of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Pakistan