Our request for the deletion of the Red Notice issued against our client of Turkish origin has been successfully concluded. While the Red Notice was based on an alleged financial offence, its true aim was to facilitate the extradition of our client, who is also facing politically motivated proceedings in Turkey.
The fact that this Red Notice was published, and that the deletion process took 17 months, sheds light on significant structural problems within the Interpol mechanism. According to Interpol’s own rules, applications must be resolved within a maximum of 9 months; however, this case was concluded in 17 months. The absence of any sanctions against the abuse and delay tactics employed by National Central Bureaus (NCBs) emerges as a serious shortcoming.
Ali Yildiz, a lawyer specialized in Interpol mechanisms, has recently become one of the founding members of an international working group called Lawyers Against Transnational Repression.
Türkiye orijinli müvekkilimiz hakkında INTERPOL tarafindan yayınlanan kırmızı bültenin silinmesi talebimiz başarı ile sonuçlandı. Kırmızı Bülten, sözde bir finansal suç iddiasına dayanırken asıl amacı, hakkında ayrıca siyasi nitelikli bir dava devam eden müvekkilin iadesini sağlayabilmekti. Bu Kırmızı Bülten’in yayınlanmış olması ve sildirme sürecinin 17 ay sürmesi, Interpol mekanizmasındaki önemli yapısal sorunlara da ışık tutmuştur. Zira…
I have filed a preventive request together with my colleague Ben Keith on behalf of a Turkish lawyer living in exile, who faces the same risk of a politically motivated Red Notice as outlined in a recent investigation. Since the 2016 coup attempt, Turkey has carried out a relentless crackdown on the legal profession: over…
The European Court of Human Rights mandated the reopening of criminal proceedings for a wrongfully convicted client in Turkey. This decision followed a significant ruling on the misuse of ByLock in determining criminal liability, indicating unfair trial violations.
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