Amendment 4
| Doc. 13863
| 29 September 2015
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
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".
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