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Progressive Lawyers Association case: 'Police threatened me with my sister,' says witness

Progressive Lawyers Association case: 'Police threatened me with my sister,' says witness

The next hearing of the ÇHD case will take place between November 7-11. The defending lawyers have demanded a witness of another case who said he had been threatened by the police to testify against the ÇHD lawyers be heard in the next hearing.

14 October 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Released on the same charge, Ayten Öztürk given two aggravated life sentences

Released on the same charge, Ayten Öztürk given two aggravated life sentences

Facing charges for watching a lynching carried out by others and attending a meting, Ayten Öztürk’s life imprisonment aggravated twice has been upheld.

21 February 2022

Lawyers demand that Ahmet Davutoğlu be heard at Tahir Elçi murder case

Lawyers demand that Ahmet Davutoğlu be heard at Tahir Elçi murder case

After former PM Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair “Tahir Elçi fell victim to a political assassination”, the lawyers of the Elçi family have submitted a petition and demanded that Davutoğlu be heard as a witness at the case.

17 September 2021

Confession by Witness: What I Said About İbrahim Gökçek was Distorted

Confession by Witness: What I Said About İbrahim Gökçek was Distorted

Statements of İ.İ. were used as evidence in several lawsuits against 43 people, including Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and Grup Yorum. İ.İ. has confessed that he signed the statement under pressure and his remarks were distorted.

11 May 2020 Ayça Söylemez