The elections held on March 31th, the preceding and following events are historical, and displayed that the ruling alliance does not recognize the election results, unless its in favor of them. The "survival" issue, which also appeared during the 7 June elections, clearly points to the survival of those in power. The High Electoral Council, declared a re-run of elections in Istanbul, 36 days after the elections, without any legal basis. This also officially declares that, even the rule of law no longer exists in Turkey.
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Petition continues: Constitutional Court remained silent for two years, Teacher Ayşe imprisoned again
Justice expected from the Constitutional Court did not come for two years.
The Constitutional Court (AYM) decided that the access ban brought on the news article published on BiaNet eight years ago, was “a violation of press freedom and freedom of expression.”
Former People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is arrested at Edirne Prison since November 2016, will remain arrested.
Former writers and executives of Cumhuriyet Daily, who were sentenced to imprisonment for less than five years and their conviction was recently finalised by the appeal court, were imprisoned again.
A lawsuit was filed against Arif Kocabıyık, who interviews people on the street on YouTube as “İlave TV” channel.
Çorlu 2nd Criminal Judicature of Peace denied the objection made against the verdict of non-prosecution for the train disaster that led to the deaths of 25 people in Çorlu.
29 of the 30 people, who were on trial due to “insulting the President” through a press statement organized in Kocaeli on February 15, 2015, were acquitted.
The reasoned decree of the imprisonment sentence for a total of 159 years, 1 month and 30 days, issued against 18 Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) member lawyers, was announced.