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Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned on procedural grounds the aggravated life imprisonment ruled for Pınar Selek.

The case of Pınar Selek--Turkish sociologist who was found not guilty for involving in the 1998 Spice Bazaar bombing in previous three prosecutions over 14 years--was held this afternoon by a criminal court in Istanbul.

The day before Pinar Selek's retrial for 1998 Spice Bazaar bombing charges, an initiative led by several organizations filed law suits against themselves to stand trial with the sociologist.

A large of group of intellectuals, university professors, journalists and human rights activists gathered in a support night on Wednesday for Pınar Selek, a Turkish sociologist who will face another prosecution on December 13 on the 1998 Spice Bazaar bombing.

The Istanbul 12th High Criminal Court insisted on its decision for the acquittal of sociologist Pınar Selek for the third time. Her hearing was observed by numerous Turkish and international observers. Selek applied to the ECHR for compensation.