By sentencing Osman Kavala to life in prison, the current government of Turkey has closed the door on itself to the EU path. If Turkey, an EU candidate country, wants to see any progress on the European accession process, Kavala should be released immediately.
On the initiative of the S&Ds, the European Parliament is to adopt tomorrow a strong resolution condemning last week’s ruling by the Istanbul court, imposing an aggravated life sentence on Osman Kavala. The text calls on Turkey to fully implement all judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and immediately release Kavala and the other 7 defendants in the so called ‘Gezi’ trial.
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