Vyhlásenie Európskej asociácie sudcov (EAJ) k prepusteniu Murata Arslana; slovenská a anglická verzia

EURÓPSKA ASOCIÁCIA SUDCOV

VYHLÁSENIE

o prepustení MURATA ARSLANA

Turecké právo stanovuje podmienečné prepustenie osôb odsúdených na trest odňatia slobody, keď si tieto osoby odpykali tri štvrtiny trestu, pokiaľ neexistujú vážne dôvody, pre ktoré by nemali byť prepustené.

Murat Arslan, prezident YARSAV a laureát Ceny Václava Havla, ktorý bol odsúdený na 10 rokov, je už takmer 8 rokov za mrežami po tom, ako bola jeho žiadosť o podmienečné prepustenie zamietnutá bez uvedenia konkrétnych dôvodov.

Európska asociácia sudcov (EAJ) dôrazne protestuje proti takémuto svojvoľnému odmietnutiu práv Murata Arslana a domnieva sa, že toto rozhodnutie predlžuje politicky motivované prenasledovanie Murata Arslana a najmä snahu umlčať ho v jeho odvážnom boji za nezávislé súdnictvo.

EAJ preto naliehavo žiada turecké orgány, aby Murata Arslana okamžite prepustili, a žiada, aby sa touto záležitosťou zaoberali aj európske orgány.

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES

STATEMENT

on the release of MURAT ARSLAN

Turkish law provides for the release on probation of persons convicted to imprisonment when those persons have served three quarters of their sentence unless there are serious grounds why they should not be released.

Murat Arslan, President of YARSAV and winner of the Vaclav Havel Prize who received a 10-year sentence, has now been behind bars for almost 8 years after his application for release on probation was rejected without concrete grounds being provided for that refusal.

The European Association of Judges (EAJ) strongly objects to such arbitrary refusal of Murat Arslan’s rights, considering that the decision prolongs the politically motivated persecution of Murat Arslan and, in particular, the effort to silence him in his brave fight for an independent judiciary.

The EAJ therefore urges the Turkish authorities to release Murat Arslan immediately and asks that the matter is also considered by the European authorities.