Status: 11/23/2021 12:06 p.m.
After the attempted coup, hundreds of lawyers, among others, were imprisoned in Turkey – out of arbitrariness, the European Court of Human Rights has now ruled. You are therefore entitled to compensation.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Turkey for the “arbitrary” detention of more than 400 Turkish judges and prosecutors after the failed coup in July 2016. The judges in Strasbourg unanimously determined that the pre-trial detention for a total of 427 judicial representatives had been “unlawful” and sentenced Ankara to pay 5,000 euros in damages to each person concerned.
The judges and prosecutors, like thousands of colleagues, were arrested after the attempted coup five years ago in Turkey on suspicion of membership in the Gülen movement. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses the movement of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen of systematically infiltrating the military, police and judiciary in order to take power in the state.
Sentenced again
The government in Ankara has already been condemned several times by the ECHR for its actions against opposition members, journalists and officials. However, Erdogan showed himself to be unapologetic and is therefore regularly criticized by partner countries.
In the conflict about the illegitimate detention of the civil rights activist and patron of culture Osman Kavala, according to the ECHR, Erdogan even threatened at the end of October to expel ten ambassadors from partners – including those of Germany and the USA. Erdogan finally gave in after the ambassadors had “backed out” according to his testimony.
European Court of Human Rights approves 427 Turkish judges
Gigi Deppe, SWR, November 23, 2021 12:55 p.m.