Chair of Amnesty International Turkey Taner Kılıç was detained on 6 June, wrongly accused of membership of the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization”. On 9 June he has been remanded in pre-trial detention. The charges against him must be dropped and he must be released immediately and unconditionally.
Chair of Amnesty International Turkey Taner Kılıç was detained on 6 June, wrongly accused of membership of the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization”. On 9 June he has been remanded in pre-trial detention. The charges against him must be dropped and he must be released immediately and unconditionally.
1) TAKE ACTION
Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
- Calling on the Minister of Justice to drop the charges against Taner Kılıç;
- Urging him to ensure that Taner Kılıç is immediately and unconditionally released from pre-trial detention.
Contact these two officials by 21 July, 2017:
Minister of Justice Mr Bekir Bozdağ Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanlığı 06659 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 419 33 70 Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister
Ambassador Serdar Kiliç Embassy of the Republic of Turkey 2525 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: 1 202 612 6700 OR 202 612 6701 Fax: 1 202 612 6744 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @TurkishEmbassy Salutation: Dear Ambassador
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