what happened in one of the most important press freedom cases in Turkey

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In one of the most important press freedom cases in Turkey, most are in pre-trail detention for eight months without a trial and conviction, the court decided to release 21 out of 29 journalists, however, they were re-detained before the court’s release decision was implemented.

Against the law scandal came after the campaign and threats of AKP trolls targeting jurists, harsh reaction has come from CHP, main opposition party.

Here is the statements of CHP deputy Barış Yarkadaş, he made in his twitter account:

1-Today, in trial of press structure of FETO, İstanbul 25th Assize Court decided to release 21 out of 29 journalists on the request of public prosecutor.

2-While the journalist who have been arrested for eight months were going out of the prison at night, the judges who made the release decision were subjected to a strong pressure.

3-Upon the campaign started on the twitter by AKP trolls, it was alleged that the Minister of Justice and HCJP were begun to act. Accordingly, the prosecutor requesting the release of 21 journalists in the morning changed his decision in the evening.
4-This time, the same prosecutor requested to be issued newly re-detention warrants about 8 journalists. What happened to this prosecutor so that he changed his decision?

5-Now, we have been experiencing just a law scandal. If these journalist have been prosecuted against any other charges, that prosecutor should have submitted this fact to the court during the trial.

6- It is obvious that the judges who made a release decision were seriously pressurred and they were compelled to change their decision. I don’t know any legal concept or logic to explain this tragicomic situation.

7-Following the happenings at this night, Turkish judiciary which has been already deprieved of the confidence, has completely lost its persuasiveness.

8- The fact that the judges who decided to release the journalist who have been in pre-trial detention for eight months were submitted themselves to the obvious pressure indicates that there has been no mechanism to protect the rights of the citizens in Turkey.
9- Those who changed their decision because of the reason that they do not like the release decision, will definetely try to apply the same tactics for the REFERENDUM RESULTS.

10-Our public should assess the happenings in a scrutiny and think over the issues carefully then make his decision in line with this.

11-The ruling government even not trusting the judiciary completely under its control, has surely had a paranoia and creates a chaos within all situations.
12-This country can not be governed with this state of mind. The government should become more calm any more and put an end to interfere the judiciary. On the other side, the pro-gov’t media targeting the jurists is obviously committing an offense under the article 277 of the Turkish Criminal Code no. 5237 and prevent the fair trial.

13- The prosecutors should immediately do what is necessary for those making pressure to the members of the judiciary.

14- If the justice is absent, everything becomes meaningless. All of us desire to trust Turkish judiciary. We can not bear on this law scandal!

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