“POLICE VIOLENCE” APPLICATION TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do
a series of application international institutions regarding the
judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors by
health ministry officials and excessive police force.

Ä°stanbul – BIA News Desk 17 June 2013, Monday 18:23

Bar Associations Union of Turkey held an emergency board meeting
after an appeal by its chairperson Metin Feyzioglu.

The union board reached the following decisions by consensus:

* The union will apply to Council of Europe General Secretary
concerning the tensive acts of the government and the practices of
security forces reaching to a level of violence on citizens according
to Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights.

* The union will also submit applications to other international
institutions on the same matter.

* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
those from Health Ministry who launched preliminary investigation
processes on volunteer doctors during Gezi Park events.

* The union will submit judicial and administrative applications on
officials who abused their duties by not forming emergency infirmaries
during social unrests.

* Providing that social unrest resumed with the observation of unlawful
practices [of the government], bar chairpersons will discuss the
issue and submit further applications.

Article 52 of European Declaration of Human Rights on “Investigations
held by General Secretary” cites the following:

“Every high signer of the convention is required to make necessary
explanations on the practice of convention article in their domestic
law upon a request by Council of Europe General Secretary.”

The application based on Article 52 permits to inspect whether Turkey
is adequately respecting the declaration. (AS/BM)

* Photo credit: Berk Ozkan/ AA

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress