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Musa Anter case: Next hearing scheduled for 15 days before statute of limitations expires

Musa Anter case: Next hearing scheduled for 15 days before statute of limitations expires

The court has refused to separate the Anter case from the JİTEM case about the extrajudicial killings in the 1990s.

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

The appeals court has upheld the ruling because the "lapse of time is imminent" in the case concerning 22 extrajudicial killings.

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

The court of appeals has reversed the acquittals in the trial over the unidentified murders in Ankara. Among the defendants of the case are also Mehmet Ağar, a former Interior Minister of Turkey.

Kızıltepe JİTEM Case Drops Due to Statutory Limitations, Court Says ‘No Organization’

Kızıltepe JİTEM Case Drops Due to Statutory Limitations, Court Says ‘No Organization’

Ruling in Kızıltepe JİTEM case: Charges of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution have been dropped due to violation of statutory limitations, defendants charged with leadership and membership of an organization have been acquitted.

9 September 2019 Ayça Söylemez

"Judiciary Recognizes JİTEM as Criminal Organization"

JITEM CASE

"Judiciary Recognizes JİTEM as Criminal Organization"

Lawyer Elçi said that JİTEM can be considered as an "armed and dangerous criminal organization aiming to throw over the constitutional order" after the JITEM case has been transferred to a "special authority high criminal court". A hearing can be scheduled as soon as the court accepts the file.

5 January 2010 Tolga Korkut

General Staff Denies Connections to JİTEM

JİTEM CASE

General Staff Denies Connections to JİTEM

The General Staff has sent a writ to the court dealing with the JITEM case saying, "There is no such established unit connected to us". Lawyer Elçi awaits a reply on the matter by the Gendarmerie Command. Meanwhile, witnesses have claimed evidence for the existence of JİTEM.

30 December 2009 Tolga Korkut