Former Kurdish MP’s denied the right to a fair trial
The ICJ condemns the grossly unfair proceedings in the re-trial of former Kurdish M.P.’s before the Ankara State Security Court on the charge of “membership in an armed gang.”
ICJ releases final report on the criminal trial of 27 Turkish lawyers
The ICJ today concluded in its final report that the criminal trial of 27 Turkish lawyers was political in nature.
Turkey-Turkish Civil Code Law N.4721 (2002)
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27 lawyers charged with professional misconduct acquitted
The ICJ is satisfied by the decision of the No. 1 Ankara Heavy Penal Court on 31 October to acquit 27 lawyers who had been charged with professional misconduct under the Turkish Penal Law.
ICJ releases findings on trial of Turkish lawyers
The ICJ today expressed in its preliminary report its deep concern at the prosecution of 27 lawyers before No. 1 Ankara Heavy Penal Court.
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