More than 300 lawyers challenge detention of Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu
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- The Independent Miners' Union said it filed an objection to the detention of Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu.
- More than 300 lawyers signed the submission, according to the union.
More than 300 lawyers have signed an appeal challenging the detention of Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu, according to a statement from Turkey's Independent Miners' Union.
The union said it submitted the petition against the pair's detention with the lawyers' signatures. It thanked the participating lawyers, legal organizations and bar associations, saying, "We will win through solidarity."
We submitted the petition objecting to the detention of our President Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu with the signatures of more than 300 lawyers. We thank all our lawyer friends, legal organizations and bar associations that took part. We will win through solidarity.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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