content tagged with right to free election

After the court of appeal upheld the prison sentence of 4 years, 8 months given to HDP former Co-Chair Demirtaş, his attorneys have appealed to the Constitutional Court, stating that his right to a free election and freedom of expression have been violated.

Politicians have denounced President Erdoğan, who has signaled that trustees will be appointed to municipalities after the local elections in March: “It has been announced six months before the elections that the right to a free election does not exist in Turkey.”

Demirtaş’s lawyer Karaman has stated that they will apply to the ECtHR on the ground that Demirtaş’s “right to free election” was violated.