in Turkey it is
Human rights activist Osman Kavala sentenced to life in prison
be sentenced. The 64-year-old man was killed because of the
Financing of demonstrations across the country in 2013 des
convicted of attempted coup. Kavala has been without for four and a half years
conviction in preventive detention.
Protests in Istanbul
He denies the charges against him
connection with the Gezi Park protests. they had each other
about the park’s development plans in Istanbul and
months of anti-government demonstrations across the country
expanded. Current Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan was prime minister at the time.
Many western states are considering the Kavala trial
as politically motivated. The European Court of Justice
Human Rights ordered the release of the patron. When
in October, ambassadors from several countries, including
Germany, which demanded the implementation of this order, dissolved
this diplomatic tangle. Erdogan resigned
expulsion of the diplomats, but withdrew after the
Embassies declared themselves adhering to diplomatic conventions
maintain and not get involved in internal affairs
interfere with host countries.
18 more trials
Along with Kavala were several others on Monday
sentenced to 18 years in prison each. you will be helped
accused of attempted coup. A procedure due
Spying on Kavala suspected due to lack of evidence
to define.