Sabuncu and Others v. Turkey (communicated)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 208

June 2017

Sabuncu and Others v. Turkey (communicated) - 23199/17

Article 5

Article 5-1

Liberty of person

Article 5-3

Brought promptly before judge or other officer

Article 5-4

Speediness of review

Alleged politically motivated judicial harassment against journalists:communicated

Article 10

Article 10-1

Freedom of expression

Alleged breach of freedom of expression of journalists: communicated

Article 18

Restrictions for unauthorised purposes

Alleged politically motivated judicial harassment against journalists: communicated

In October and November 2016 ten journalists from the daily newspaper Cumhuriyet (“the Republic”) were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention on suspicion of having committed offences on behalf of terrorist organisations and disseminating propaganda. The applicants challenged the relevant detention orders and applied, unsuccessfully, for release. Proceedings before the Constitutional Court are pending.

In the Convention proceedings, the applicants complain under Article 5 §§ 1, 3 and 4 about their pre-trial detention and its duration, under Article 10 that there has been a breach of their freedom of expression and under Article 18 that their detention is a sanction against them for criticising the Government and amounts to politically-motivated judicial harassment.

Communicated under Article 5 §§ 1, 3 and 4 and Articles 10 and 18 of the Convention.

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