Taner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 who was detained early in the morning on 6 June 2017 was arrested on 9 June 2017 late in the night at about 23.30. Since the arrest decision is a clear violation of the right to liberty and security of the person, human rights defenders and civil society organisations declared the decision to be unlawful with deep concerns.
\nTaner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 is a respectful human rights defender for years, especially active in the field of refugee rights and law. He is working in the field with valuable and renunciant effort. He is also the Chairperson of Amnesty International Turkey of which he was also one of the founders. His arrest relying on a common, mere allegation and being treated as if he was already convicted made human rights community indignant.
\nThe allegation of the Turkish intelligence service claiming that the \u201cByLock\u201d application was installed and used by the arrestee was definitely denied by Taner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7. Despite this statement of Taner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, the arrest decision was taken by the court relying only on this allegation without requiring any further proof or evidence about the installation, communication records through application, if there were any communication the content of the correspondences. Even under the state of emergency, the principle of legality should be followed by the courts.
\nThe core principle \u201cPresumption of Innocence\u201d cannot be disregarded under the pretext of recent developments in Turkey and the implementation of state of emergency. We do not have any doubts about Taner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7; he is respected with his theoretical and practical works in the field. His being arrested under these circumstances constitutes a potential source of concern for any Turkish citizen.
\nTrial without remand is essential, but trial under arrest is exceptional. Violation of the right to liberty and security of the person cannot be accepted even under the state of emergency.
\nAs the human rights organisations, we do make a call to all parties of the judicial system to rely on and stick to the universal maxims of law while taking such decisions like the arrest of Taner K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 and to stop taking similar unlawful decisions. We do also want the government to stick to the UN\u2019s Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International Turkey – (Helsinki) Citizens Association – Human Rights Association – Human Rights Agenda Association – Human Rights Foundation of Turkey – Right Initiative – Association of Solidarity with Refugees – Kaos-GL – Refugee Rights Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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