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Claims regarding the release of former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş have been brought to the agenda.
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New developments are taking place regarding Demirtaş, who has been imprisoned in Edirne Prison for 9 years, following the violation ruling issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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Nagehan Alçı brought a striking claim to the agenda in a post she made on her social media account.
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Alçı stated, "I see it has been talked about since yesterday... According to information I received from sources I trust, Selahattin Demirtaş will be released this week..."
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had issued a release decision regarding Demirtaş in July. The Ministry of Justice had appealed the ECHR's decision in October.
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The ECHR had rejected the appeal. Following this, Demirtaş's lawyers applied to the regional administrative court where the Kobani file is located for his release.
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Following MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli's message that "His release will be beneficial for Turkey," President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also commented, "This country is a country of law; we will abide by whatever the judiciary says."
News Source : 12punto
