Strasbourg-Sana
The Council of Europe threatened to initiate disciplinary measures against the Turkish regime for failing to implement a European court order to release businessman and charitable activist Osman Kavala.
"The continued arbitrary detention of Kavala constitutes a flagrant violation of Turkey's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and is unacceptable," the AFP quoted the Council of Ministers' Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the implementation of rulings issued by the European Court of Human Rights, as saying in a statement.
The statement added that the committee will seek to ensure that the order issued by the European Court of Human Rights is implemented through all available means, including punitive measures.
The measures could lead to the suspension of voting rights and membership in the Council of Europe, which Turkey joined in 1950.
Kavala, who is known for his criticism of the head of the Turkish regime, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been in prison since his arrest in October 2017, and faces several charges related to participating in protests.
It is noteworthy that the Erdogan regime took advantage of the 2016 coup attempt to liquidate its opponents, as tens of thousands of people were arrested, including journalists, judges, opposition figures, government and military employees, and about 150,000 others were dismissed or suspended from work in the public and private sectors.