Rights groups tell top European court Kavala case reflects political capture of Turkey’s judiciary

Three rights groups told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ahead of a Wednesday hearing that imprisoned Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala’s case shows how the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has brought Turkey’s judiciary under political control, Turkish Minute reported. The Grand Chamber, the top panel of the Strasbourg-based court, is scheduled to hear Kavala’s […] The post Rights groups tell top European court Kavala case reflects political capture of Turkey’s judic...

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