August 7, 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to evaluate the application of Emine Özben whose husband Mustafa Özben (42), a Bar-registered lawyer and academic, was abducted on May 9, 2017 in Ankara by elements linked to Turkish security and intelligence services on August 4, 2017.
The lawyer of Emine Özben lodged a complaint form against Turkish government on July 28, 2017 requesting the ECtHR under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court to indicate to the government that an effective investigation be conducted to find the applicant’s husband.
The top European court has decided to put the file in process and requested information from the Turkish government. The court had set a deadline of September 1, 2017 for Ankara to respond.
These are the questions ECtHR asked to Turkish government:
– What steps have been taken by the police officers in order to find the applicant’s husband whose abduction was notified by eyewitnesses to the emergency services (155) immediately afterwards?
– What steps have been taken by the investigating authorities, in particular the relevant prosecutors, in the investigation into the abduction of the applicant’s husband?
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ECtHR asks Turkish government for explanation over the case of abducted lawyer
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/08/03/turkey-investigate-ankara-abductions-disappearances
https://turkeypurge.com/bbc-interviews-families-of-abducted-gulenists
https://turkishjusticehouse.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/trick-or-treat-under-the-states-of-emergency/
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