To extends his detention which has already lasted more than four years without being convicted, a Turkish court ruled on Monday (17/1) for Osman Kavala. The court ruled by a majority that the businessman should remain in prison for the duration of his trial.
The judges decided, according to the Athens News Agency, that the next hearing should be held on February 21 and said that his detention would be re-evaluated on February 13.
Kavala was arrested on October 18, 2017.
Human rights groups have said the case was politically motivated and part of a crackdown on dissent under the president. Tayyip Erdogan. The government denies this and claims that the Turkish courts are independent.
The European Court of Human Rights has been seeking his release since 2019
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) requested at the end of 2019 the release of Kavala as there is no reasonable suspicion that he committed a crime, judging that his detention is intended to silence him.
Council of Europe told Turkey in December it was preparing “infringement proceedings” to prevent its release businessman Osman Kavala, a move that could lead to the suspension of Ankara’s participation in the House.
Emma Sinclair-Webb of Human Rights Watch wrote on Twitter that the Council of Europe gave Turkey one last chance to release Kavala ahead of its February 2 meeting, at which it will resubmit the case. to the ECtHR, initiating proceedings.
Erdogan threatened to expel the ambassadors of ten countries in October. including the United States, Germany and France, which reiterated the ECtHR decision to release Kavala.
In 2020, Kavala has been acquitted of allegations of nationwide protests in 2013 centered on Gezi Park in Istanbul. The decision was overturned last year and combined with charges in another case related to a coup attempt in 2016. He denies the charges.
The 64-year-old Kavala is being tried along with 51 others in a combination of three separate cases for the 2013 demonstrations and the 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan and his government.
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