Türkiye: Acquittal of three police officers for involvement in killing of human rights lawyer a huge blow to justice

By Amnesty International

Reacting to today’s verdict that three police officers were cleared of ‘causing death by culpable negligence’ in the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe, Dinushika Dissanayake said: “Almost nine years after Tahir Elçi was killed in broad daylight, today’s verdict is a huge blow to his family and the wider human rights community in Türkiye. “The decision […] The post Türkiye: Acquittal of three police officers for involvement in killing of human rights lawyer a huge blow to justice appeared first on Amnesty International.…

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