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Details of the Committee of Ministers resolution concerning Turkey's failure to release Osman Kavala despite an ECtHR judgment and what is expected from Turkey until the January 19 deadline.

The committee's vote to initiate an infringement process was based on not legal but political considerations, the Foreign Ministry asserted.

The HDP wants a parliamentary session to discuss the action plan to be submitted to the CoE Committee of Ministers, which asked for the immediate release of the politician.

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project urge Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe order and release businessperson and rights defender Kavala.

The human rights organization Article 19 called on the Turkish government to "lead by example" during the chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers and take immediate steps to improve freedom of expression in Turkey.