Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 13863 | 29 September 2015

Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights

Signatories: Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Süreyya Sadi BİLGİÇ, Turkey, EC ; Mr Ahmet Berat ÇONKAR, Turkey, EC ; Mr Reha DENEMEÇ, Turkey, EC ; Ms Tülin ERKAL KARA, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC ; Mr Ali ŞAHİN, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2015 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.5, delete the following words:

"the case in Turkey of a 16-year-old placed in pretrial detention for allegedly insulting the President via social media,"

Explanatory note

"Insulting the President" is a crime under Turkish law. The 16-year-old student in question was arrested accordingly and released within 2 days. Courts decide on a case-by-case basis and by evaluating all the factors. Therefore, independent judicial procedures cannot be considered as a tool to "silence critical voices".