Sezgin Tanrıkulu Visited Osman Kavala in Prison: 'The Obstacle to His Freedom Is Not Legal, but Political'

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NEW Party Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu visited Osman Kavala at Marmara Prison in Silivri. Noting that Kavala has been held in prison for nine years, Tanrıkulu noted that the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) have not been implemented and said: “The obstacle to Osman Kavala's freedom is not legal, but political.”

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NEW Party Diyarbakir MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu visited Osman Kavala in his 9th year in Silivri prison. Tanrıkulu argued that despite the ECHR ruling on 3 violations of rights, Kavala was not evicted, and that the obstacle was not legal, but political.

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Tanrıkulu, a member of the New Party, visited Osman Kavala in Silivri Prison. Recalling that nine years have passed since Kavala's imprisonment, Tanrıkulu argued that the rule of law has been violated during the trial process. Drawing attention to three rulings by the European Court of Human Rights regarding Kavala, Tanrıkulu stated, "The ECHR ruled that Kavala is being held in prison for political reasons, to intimidate civil activists and to s…