Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said Turkish businessman Osman Kavala should be immediately released pursuant to the European Court of Human Rights judgement.
Kavala was sentenced for life yesterday facing charges associated with the events of the Gezi park back in 2013.
“#OsmanKavala should be immediately released as per the legally-binding judgement of European Court of Human Rights,” the Cypriot MFA said in a post on Twitter, adding that “as an #EU candidate country and a #CoE member, #Turkey is obliged to abide by international commitments and respect human rights & international conventions.”
Source: Cyprus News Agency