Foreign Ministry Calls on The CoE to Reverse its Infringement Proceedings In Kavala Case

LOCAL NEWS

• Turkish Foreign Ministry calls on the Council of Europe to refrain from starting infringement proceedings against Turkey RE Kavala’s imprisonment.
  • Says the CoE should respect ongoing judicial procedures and noted that the decision was overly political – harming the CoE’s reputation.
  • The CoE convicted Turkey on Articless 5 & 18 of the ECHR mandate, violating Kavala’s right to liberty & abusing govt discretion to impose legitimate limitations on rights. Kavala’s next hearing is 17 Jan 2022
• HDP Co-Chair Buldan met with EU envoys yesterday to discuss the AKP’s crackdown on the party and its refusal to abide by ECHR rulings on Selahattin Demirtas, the Kobane case & the HDP closure case.
  • Buldan said, however, that the HDP’s power was still intact and will play an important role in transforming Turkey
• CHP leader calls on supermarkets to avoid hiking prices of 10 basic goods to prevent excessive poverty, promising to compensate for losses should the CHP comes to power in 2023.
  • List: eggs, flour, oil, milk, cracked wheat, pasta, lentils, cheese, salt and a specific kind of vegetable depending on the month