German judiciary rules Turkish dissidents face renewed risk of persecution

German judiciary rules Turkish dissidents face renewed risk of persecution

Levent Kenez/Stockholm A German administrative court has ruled that criminal proceedings in Turkey against people accused of links to the Gülen movement, a group critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are disproportionate and discriminatory, finding that individuals remain at risk of new criminal proceedings, arbitrary punishment and politically motivated targeting even after serving prison sentences and concluding that such cases w…