The third hearing of the Gezi Park Case with 16 defendants including writers, journalists, urban planners and artists together with businessman Osman Kavala, who is arrested for 707 days, is being held in the hearing room at Silivri Prison with the charge of “attempting to overthrow the government of the Republic of Turkey.” Istanbul 30th Assize Court board banned sketching in the hearing room despite a lack of related provision in the Law of Criminal Procedure (CMK). Artist Tarık Tolunay, who was sketching the hearing, was taken out of the hearing room.
08.10.2019
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