16th Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation decided for the approval of the sentences issued against 14 lawyers on trial within the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) Case, except defendant lawyers Barkın Timtik, Selçuk Kozağaçlı and Ezgi Çakır. The lawyers will remain arrested. Since lawyer Ebru Timtik is deceased during her indefinite hunger strike, the court issued a lack of jurisdiction for her. On the other hand, the execution of lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, who ended his indefinite hunger strike after his release, will be deferred until his medical treatment ends.
The Court of Cassation decree evaluated “lawyers’ identification with their clients” as a crime. The court also replied to the objection on the evidence in the file being obtained through illegal ways by saying, “It would take a very long time to examine the evidence” and hasn’t seen anything unlawful in accordance with the legislation. The Court of Cassation admitted that the examination on recusation in the case wasn’t duly executed but hasn’t accepted this as a reason for abatement.
16.09.2020
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