content tagged with dissenting opinion

While the court board has ruled that Figen Yüksekdağ, the former Co-Chair of the HDP, shall remain behind bars, one of the judges has expressed a dissenting opinion. Put on trial over her political speeches, Yüksekdağ faces up to 83 years in prison.

While the Ankara 16th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ shall remain behind bars, one of the judges has expressed a dissenting opinion, noting that there is no risk of flight or spoliation of evidence.

Expressing a dissenting opinion to the law draft on criminal enforcement approved by the Parliamentary Justice Commission, the HDP has raised concerns over the overcrowding in prisons and the conditions of ill prisoners.

Imprisoned academic Füsun Üstel’s request for stay of execution has been rejected. While the upper court has also rejected the objection of her lawyers against this ruling, one of the judges has expressed a dissenting opinion, referring to freedom of expression.

Four members of the Supreme Election Council (YSK), namely its Chair Sadi Güven, Cengiz Topraktaş, Kürşat Hamurcu and Yunus Aykın, have expressed dissenting opinion to the justified ruling on annulment of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral elections.