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Turkey: release of 38,000 prisoners to make space for alleged coup plotters

Turkey is set to release 38,000 prisoners that are currently in jail in an apparent move to make space for those who plotted last month’s coup.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3744650/Some-38-000-prisoners-released-probation-scheme-reform-minister.html#ixzz4HcRPg3F9

My comments:
This decree impacts almost 40% of all prisoners. And the main target is to create space for the coup supporters (!).
This apparently simply means : Turkish authorities are
planning to arrest tens of thousands of people soon. It seems the indicted are already condemned, presumption of innocence and necessity of due process are irrelevant, regardless of the Turkish obligations due to the ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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