Osman Kavala's reaction to the court: 'Denial of justice'

Gezi detainee Osman Kavala made a written statement regarding the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dated August 25 and the rejection of the request for retrial by the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court.

Stating that the judicial proceedings he was subjected to were described as "denial of justice" in the ECHR decision, Kavala stated that his freedom continued to be restricted even though there was no evidence that he had committed a crime.

“MY FREEDOM HAS BEEN RESTRICTED BY PROCEDURES THAT DAMAGE THE ESSENCE OF THE LAW”

Kavala used the following statements in his statement:

"In the ECHR decision dated August 25, the judicial procedures I was subjected to were described as denial of justice. The main reason for this was that my freedom was continued to be restricted through procedures that undermine the essence of the law, despite the fact that there was no evidence that I had committed a crime and it was known that I had not committed a crime."

“IT DAMAGES THE TRUST IN THE JUDICIAL”

Criticizing the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court's rejection of the request for retrial, Kavala continued his statement as follows: