The European Court of Human Rights called today for the immediate release of the prominent Turkish businessman, human rights defender and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been languishing in a Turkish prison for the past 770 days. Kavala is accused of seeking to overthrow the government and the constitutional order through force and violence.
The court, whose rulings are legally binding, said it has found that Turkish authorities were unable to provide reasonable evidence that the 62-year-old had committed an offense.