2016 coup attempt: Court of Cassation overturns life sentences for 71 cadets

Photo: Military students lynched at Bosphorus Bridge on July 15

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Court of Cassation overturned the decision on 71 military students, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in trials related to the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Some 116 cadets from the Kuleli Military High School were sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in the attempt. The release verdict covers some of them.

The relatives of the students shared the decision on social media.

People's Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu also announced the decision on Twitter.

67 askeri öğrenci hakkındaki hukuksuz cezalar Yargıtay'da bozulmuş.

Bozulacak tabi!

Yıllardır askeri öğrenciler masumdur, boşuna zulmediyorsunuz diye boşuna mı haykırıyoruz.

Annelerin, babaların gözü aydın, cezaevi önünde bekleyen @MelekCetk ile görüştüm

Foto bekliyoruz :)

— Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu (@gergerliogluof) June 21, 2022

"The unlawful sentences against 67 military students have been overturned by the Court of Cassation. Of course, it should have been overturned! For years, we have been shouting that the military students are innocent. You are persecuting them for no reason. Happy day to the mothers and fathers. I met @MelekCetk, who is waiting in front of the prison. We are waiting for a photo"

Melek Çetinkaya one of the mothers who has been demanding justice for her son Furkan Çetinkaya said on Twitter, "I won't believe it until I see it"

She then shared a photo with her son.

Yargıtay 74 askeri öğrenciyi daha tahliye etti: Melek Çetinkaya oğluna kavuştu https://t.co/93WTsBRukM pic.twitter.com/I5MdnxQiCG

— Kronos (@KronosHaber) June 21, 2022

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