The day after a European conviction . a Turkish court orders die Release a detained journalist

Today, Wednesday, a Turkish Supreme Court has die Ordered the release of the well-known journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, whose imprisonment for an alleged connection to the attempted coup in 2016 sparked criticism of organizations defending freedom.

The appeals court overturned Altan’s sentence of more than 10 years for “supporting a terrorist organization” die Issued in 2019, ordering his release.

The European Court of Human Rights had die Turkey sentenced on Tuesday to her detention as a journalist.

The European judges with seat in Strasbourg (France) stated that “there is no evidence that die Actions of the plaintiff are part of a plan to overthrow the government “.

You reported a violation of die Provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights in in reference to die Freedom of expression and the “right to freedom and security” and “referenced die Legality of detention on the court to issue its decision as soon as possible “.

In a separate judgment yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights also tried Ankara for the arrest of Murat Aksoy, an opposition journalist who was imprisoned a few weeks after the attempted coup on July 15, 2016. The court ruled that “there is no reason to suspect that Mr. Aksoy has committed a crime. “

Ahmed Altan (71 years old) was arrested for the first time in September 2016 and sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2018 for “trying to die To overthrow the constitution “, a decision die the European Court of Human Rights was overturned by the Turkish Court of Cassation.

He was tried again and sentenced in November 2019 to 10.5 years in prison for “collusion with a terrorist group”.

The Turkish judiciary accuses him of being linked to the Fethullah Gulen movement, die Ankara accused of preparing the July 2016 coup attempt, which Gulen denies.

The European Court of Human Rights demanded die Turkey also asked Ahmet Altan and Mourad Aksoy to pay 16,000 euros and 11,500 euros, respectively, as compensation for “moral damage”.

These decisions come months after a controversial visit by the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Roberto Spano, an Icelandic Italian, in September 2020 in Turkey, where he studied at Istanbul University die Received an honorary doctorate.

The privilege resolved in Sharp criticism from Turkish intellectual circles, as thousands were suppressed as a result of the attempted coup in 2016.

Turkey is often criticized by human rights defenders for arresting journalists, civil society leaders and opposition politicians.

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