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TK14724-161205
War
Resisters' International, London, 16 December 2005
Turkey: **Clarification**
After a better understanding of the Turkish law
system: The Local Court cannot "overrule" an Appeals Court
decision. The Appeals Court is a higher court than the local Sivas
Military Court. The Appeals Court makes recommendations to the local
court. Then the court is free to either adopt these recommendations or
not. In this case, the local court did not abide by the recommendation
of the Appeals Court and insisted on their former decision to
sentence Mehmet Tarhan to four years of imprisonment. War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of Mehmet Tarhan and all other imprisoned conscientious objectors.
Javier Garate
War Resisters' International
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