Turkey's top court rules philanthropist Kavala's rights not violated -Anadolu
29/12/2020 10:06
ANKARA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The General Assembly of Turkey's
Constitutional Court, the country's highest, ruled on Tuesday
that philanthropist Osman Kavala's detention did not violate his
rights to liberty and security, state-owned Anadolu agency said.
Kavala, 63, has been jailed since late 2017 without a
conviction. He was remanded earlier this month at a hearing that
Human Rights Watch called a "show trial" that silences dissent.
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Immediately after he was acquitted in February of charges
related to nationwide protests in 2013, Kavala was arrested
again - this time on charges related to the failed 2016 coup. He
has rejected all charges.
(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)
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