European Court urges release of Turkish activist Kavala
Tuesday 10/December/2019 - 04:59 PM
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday called for the
immediate release of Turkish businessman and activist Osman Kavala.
According to the US News website, the court said that there was a
lack of reasonable suspicion that he had committed an offense.
Kavala has been in jail for more than two years while on trial over
charges of attempting to overthrow the Turkish government, based on accusations
that he organized and funded nationwide protests in 2013 against then-Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Kavala, who faces life in jail if convicted, denies the
allegations.
