Council of Europe presses Turkey over Gülen-linked pretrial detention cases

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkey to ensure that courts rely on concrete evidence before jailing suspects pending trial, in a decision stemming from cases involving people detained after a coup attempt in 2016 over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The committee said Turkish courts should use pretrial detention […] The post Council of Europe presses Turkey over Gülen-linked pretrial detention cases appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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