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SHOCKING: Turkey condemns referring kavala case to echr as interfering in judiciary | Mind Blowing Facts

FILE PHOTO: Lawyers, opposition lawmakers and supporters gather in front of the Justice Palace, the Caglayan Courthouse, as a Turkish court holds a hearing of philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others over their role in nationwide protests in 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

A European human rights watchdog will refer the Turkish case against philanthropist Osman Kavala back to a top European court, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the move amounted to interfering in its judiciary.

Kavala, one of Turkey's highest-profile detainees, has been held for more than four years without a conviction.

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