Osman Kavala: Court decision to sentence me to life reflects political pressure

Against the decision of the court that sentenced him to life sentence on charges of attempting to overthrow his country’s government financing the 2013 demonstrations, the Turkish engineer Osman Kavala turns. «The court’s decision was made in violation of legal rules and reflects the political pressure exerted on it. ” he stressed.

The European Court of Human Rights and Ankara’s western allies, including the United States, have asked Turkey to release Kavala.

“The decision is arbitrary and was taken in violation of legal rules under political pressure,” the Turkish businessman and philanthropist was quoted as saying by the Athens News Agency.

Many countries, including the United States, France and Germany, see the sentencing of Kavala as an attempt by the Turkish president’s government. Recep Tayyip Erdogan to silence dissidents.

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Tsavousoglou: The man they financed and used went to prison

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu told reporters just 24 hours ago that The West dealt with the conviction of Kavala because it financed and “used” the activist.

“Ankara understands the reactions to the Kavala conviction. “The man they financed and used went to prison,” Tsavousoglou said.

Two days after the announcement of the court ruling, Erdogan called Kavala George “Soros of Turkey”, comparing him to the American billionaire of Hungarian origin, and estimated that he was the organizer of the 2013 demonstrations in Gezi Park.

Kavala denies that it organized these demonstrations and that it is funded by Soros. The protests began with a protest against Gezi Park in Istanbul and turned into a nationwide anti-government movement.

“There have been attempts to justify the court decision with statements, according to which Soros supports me. “It is a clear fact that I did not organize the demonstrations in Gezi,” Kavala said in a statement.

“It is futile to link Soros or any external factor to the fact that hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens took to the streets against anti-democratic practices, with a sense of justice, demanding freedom,” he added.

“The trial for Gezi revealed the state of the judicial system, bringing to light even more the great danger that its manipulation with these terms poses to my fellow citizens,” Kavala concluded.

Source: News Beast

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