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Chamber and committees

ECHR Rules Against Turkey Detaining Selahattin Demirtas

  • Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
  • Motion reference: S5M-14853

That the Parliament notes the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) ruling against Turkey over its holding in prison on pre-trial detention of Selahattin Demirtas, who is a former co-chair, MP and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, for what it considers has been an unjustified period of time; understands that Selahattin has been detained for almost two years and that the ECHR has ruled that there are not sufficient reasons to extend this; acknowledges this ruling within the broader context of what it sees as political repression against Kurdish politicians, journalists and activists in Turkey, including the imprisonment of many politicians, candidates, party staff and activists of the democratic opposition, and calls on Turkey to release Selahattin, and all other political prisoners, immediately.


Supported by: John Finnie, Patrick Harvie, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Mark Ruskell