Daily Archives: 05/04/2024

Sri Lanka: Removal from roll of lawyers: Naga takes his case to UN

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04/04/24

Public interest litigation activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought the intervention of Margaret Satterthwaite, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, OHCHR after being struck off the roll of lawyers by the Supreme Court.

In a lengthy letter, dated April 03, 2024, addressed to Satterthwaite, Kodituwakku has presented facts, pertaining to his case, beginning with the banning imposed on him by the Supreme Court for a period of three years on March 18, 2019.

The Supreme Court on 29 February 2024 removed Kodituwakku from the roll of lawyers on a charge (SC/Rule/3/2017) framed by the Attorney General. The ruling also prohibited him from initiating public interest litigations even as a citizen. Kodituwakku said that in that regard a detailed written submission was tendered to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka on 22nd March 2024, requesting its immediate mediation.

https://island.lk/removal-from-roll-of-lawyers-naga-takes-his-case-to-un

https://island.lk/whither-legal-profession

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagananda_Kodituwakku

Turkey’s justice minister targets bar associations, accuses them of acting like opposition party

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04/04/24

Turkey’s Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has accused bar associations of acting like an opposition party for “involving in different ideological activities.” Tunç claimed the associations were focusing on different things “rather than the problems of the legal profession.”

Turkey’s Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on April 4 targeted the bar associations, accusing them of acting like an opposition party.

Tunç said some bar associations “did not perform very well in the past,” while speaking at the “Symposium on Lawyer Vision in a Changing World” of the Ankara Bar Association No. 2 held at the Lawyers’ Day.

“They focused on different things rather than the problems of the legal profession. In particular, they have been and continue to be involved in a number of different ideological activities, almost like an opposition party, even beyond an opposition party,” he claimed.

“We want them to focus on the legal profession. We want them to contribute to the professional work of our colleagues. In terms of the development of the profession, they should be in good relations with the executive and the legislature so that they can fulfill their duties,” he further added.

Tunç previously claimed that the ECHR rulings on imprisoned Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş had “political concerns.”

The majority of bar associations in Turkey have been objecting to the government’s practices violating the law and demanding judicial independence in the country.

Turkish parliament passed a law in 2020 on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers said further undermined judicial independence in the country. 

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https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkeys-justice-minister-targets-bar-associations-accuses-them-of-acting-like-opposition-party-news-64141

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/04/04/turkish-authorities-restore-pro-kurdish-mayor-after-protests

340 detained across Turkey for protesting overturning of Kurdish mayor’s election victory

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/basic-principles-role-lawyers

https://www.birgun.net/haber/adalet-bakani-yilmaz-tunc-barolari-hedef-aldi-ideolojik-calismalarin-icerisinde-bulundular-519566 (TURKCE)

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