Indictment against writer Ahmet Altan examined
Şerife Ceren Uysal has examined the 247-page indictment against Ahmet Altan.
For PEN Norway’s Turkey Indictment Project, Şerife Ceren Uysal has examined the indictment against Ahmet Altan & others. Focussing on the case against Ahmet Altan.
Uysal writes:
«In the case under investigation, it is observed that Ahmet Altan has been subjected to a process that has resulted in his conviction for a crime impossible to commit through the acts described in the indictment, with regard to the principle of legality.»
«In other words, the prosecutor carried out an investigation process that had to be carried out in line with a manner that would conversely lead to a successive and continuous violation of all fundamental rights and freedoms.»
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