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. In the decree of Istanbul 37th Assize Court, providing legal service in the lawsuit filed on the mine disaster in Soma (leading to the deaths of 301 miners), as well as in other lawsuits for Berkin Elvan and Dilek Doğan, who were killed by the police, and for Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, symbol names for the protests against emergency decrees, were considered reasons for charges. Symposiums attended by the lawyers, as well as press statements, panels and their meetings with clients were also shown as evidence for connections with “terrorist organizations.”
25.04.2019
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