Türkiye: Court ruling for release of Can Atalay 'long overdue'

Responding to a decision from the Turkish Constitutional Court which ruled today that the continued detention of Can Atalay, who was elected to the Turkish parliament in May, is a violation of his rights, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Research Director in Europe, the Balkans and Türkiye said: “Can Atalay should never have been imprisoned so today’s decision is very welcome, despite being long overdue. It also provides a resounding confirmation of what we long knew – that his

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