The EU calls on Turkey to release Osman Kavala, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in a written statement. more important than ever “.
At the same time, he stressed that Turkey, as a member of the Council of Europe, has an obligation to implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
“Its continued refusal to implement these decisions raises EU concerns about the Turkish justice system’s compliance with international and European standards. “We call on Turkey to abide by its international commitments,” said Josep Borrell.
Finally, he points out that the verdict “comes less than three months after the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe initiated infringement proceedings against Turkey for refusing to implement the legally binding ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. In December 2019, the Court ruled that Mr. Kavalas was detained for lack of sufficient evidence that he had committed a crime. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture, but that his confession had been obtained through torture.
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