The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey in the application of imam Resul Üçdağ, who was working in Diyarbakır’s Sur district and was sentenced to 6 months and 22 days of imprisonment in the lawsuit opened against him on the charge of “making terrorist organisation propaganda” through a photo he shared on his social media account. The court ruled that Turkey violated the 6th article of the European Convention on Human Rights on the right to a fair trial and the 10th article on the protection of freedom of expression and thought, and issued for Turkey to pay 6,736 Euros of compensation to the imam.
Üçdağ’s appeal against the local court decision and his individual application to the Constitutional Court had both been denied on the grounds of the statute of limitations.
31.08.2021
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