Turkish President Erdogan goes on and signs, Osman Kavala remains accused

A judgment pronounced on an individual is highly disturbing in some circles. This man is Soros from Turkeybeat the Turkish head of state, in reference to American billionaire of Hungarian descent George Soros, the pet peeve of some leaders of the world’s authoritarian regimes.

Turkish civil society figure, Osman Kavala, 64, was sentenced to life on Monday for attempt to overthrow the government by funding so-called anti-government demonstrations The movement of Gezi in 2013.

Because he became an opponent of the regime, he denounced before judges a judicial murder against his persona and the influence of the Turkish President in his proceedings.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Ankara in 2019 for the unjust detention of the protagonist and demanded his immediate release, arguing that this sentence was aimed at to silence Mr. Kavala and with him all human rights defenders.

Faced with Turkish authorities ’refusal to release him, the Council of Europe, on which the ECHR rests, initiated sanctions proceedings against Ankara in February.

But Mr. Erdogan assured on Wednesday night that the ECHR could not take a step without judgment being pronounced.

So, the verdict was given. You must comply. Whether you do it or not, the judgment will be carried outhe launched later.

His interpretation, however, does not match the ECHR’s verdict on the Turkish patron who has repeatedly called for his immediate release, a request reiterated on Monday by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Tiny Kox, in a statement.

The United States, Germany, some European leaders and France also denounced Mr. Kavala’s conviction and called for his release.

The Kavala affair triggered a diplomatic crisis in the autumn, with Ankara threatening to expel a dozen Western ambassadors calling for his release, including to the United States.