On 24 August 2016, Mr was brought before a judge but he was not permitted to present any information in his defence.
He was not permitted to choose his own lawyer. The Turkish government provided him with a state appointed attorney, but this attorney avoided of meeting him and tried to convince him to concede the charges/. Meanwhile, Mr. .....’s chosen private attorney, who was deprived of basic information related to his client.
He could barely meet with his lawyer for five minutes before the start of questioning, but once again, during the questioning, his lawyer’s ability to speak in his defence or to object to any questions or answers scripted by the police was limited.
He was presented with a bunch of allegations and questions, but was presented with no evidence directly against him. All of the evidence referenced by the authorities was circumstantial, factually incorrect. He reportedly had to sign the quoted phrase as “I was given enough time and the proper environment to meet with my attorney and according to the accusations given to me, I gave my testimony with my free will” even though he was not given enough time to read the document.
