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Lawyer Objects to Erdoğdu's Detention, Citing Lack of Grounds and Excessive Restriction
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Lawyer Objects to Erdoğdu's Detention, Citing Lack of Grounds and Excessive Restriction

From Cumhuriyet · (13m ago) Turkish Critical tone

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Lawyer Hüseyin Ersöz filed an objection to Aykut Erdoğdu's continued detention, stating he has been deprived of liberty for 338 days.
  • Ersöz argued that the court has not provided concrete reasons for the ongoing detention, deeming it legally and factually unfounded.
  • The defense claims that considering current sentence regulations, Erdoğdu is in a position where he is 'owed by the state,' and his detention has reached a point of excessive restriction of freedom.

The legal team representing Aykut Erdoğdu has lodged a strong objection against his continued pre-trial detention, asserting that the prolonged period of 338 days constitutes an unjust deprivation of liberty. Lawyer Hüseyin Ersöz highlighted that the court's decisions to extend detention lack specific, substantiated grounds, rendering the measures arbitrary and without factual or legal basis.

HÜRRİYETİ TAHDİT BOYUTUNA ULAŞTI

— Hüseyin ErsözLawyer Hüseyin Ersöz's assessment of Aykut Erdoğdu's prolonged detention, indicating it has exceeded reasonable limits and become an excessive restriction of freedom.

Central to the defense's argument is a detailed analysis of current penal regulations, which, they contend, place Erdoğdu in a unique position where he is effectively 'owed by the state.' This intricate calculation, presented to the court, suggests that the duration of his detention, when measured against applicable sentencing guidelines, has surpassed any justifiable period, effectively turning his confinement into an excessive restriction of his freedom.

Mahkemenin tutukluluğun devamı kararında somut bir gerekçe sunmadığını ifade eden Ersöz, bu durumun hukuki ve fiili dayanaktan yoksun olduğunu vurguladı.

— Hüseyin ErsözLawyer Hüseyin Ersöz stated that the court did not provide concrete reasons for the continuation of detention, emphasizing that this situation lacks legal and factual basis.

The defense emphasizes that these arguments, meticulously laid out in their objection and previously presented during hearings, underscore the urgent need for Erdoğdu's release. They are calling for an immediate end to his detention, arguing that the process has moved beyond a necessary precautionary measure to an undue infringement upon his fundamental rights.

Mevcut infaz düzenlemeleri dikkate alındığında, Erdoğdu’nun aslında "devletten alacaklı" bir konumda olduğu savunuldu.

— Hüseyin ErsözThe defense argued that considering current sentence regulations, Erdoğdu is actually in a position where he is 'owed by the state.'
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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