5 hours agoSerbia hands over a Kurdish to Turkey
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(8 years ago)Kurdish politician Cvdet Ayaz was extradited from Serbia to Turkey. The Serbian Justice Ministry confirmed this. The UN's torture commission has warned against extradition. Serbian Justice Minister Nela Kubovic had the latest word. In the end, she followed the decision of Serbian courts, which in the two institutions had deemed allowable [...]
Serbian Justice Minister Nela Kubovic had the latest word. In the end, she followed the decision of Serbian courts, which in the two institutions had deemed the extradition of Cevvdet Ayazi legally allowed. At the same time, she apparently ignored a letter from the United Nations in which she was warned not to complete the extradition.
Turkish citizen Ayaz has been sentenced to his homeland because of “endangering constitutional order” by 15 years of arrest. But he managed to escape from Turkey. At Kurdish portals and social networks, he presents himself as a official of the Kurdish Freedom Party in the eastern Turkish province of Mus. Ayazi has pleaded guilty to Turkish justice, but after arriving in Serbia, he said the admission was done under torture.
According to Belgrade media, Ayazi submitted a request for asylum in Serbia in October 2016, but at the same time from Turkey was submitted to an arrest warrant. The process for extradition before a Serbian court lasted a year.
When the Letter Came
The competent court has found that all conditions for Ayazi's extradition have been met, and Minister Kubovic confirmed that. The UN letter came next. When the decision was made, no letter was submitted”, the Serbian investigative association Inseder quoted a letter from the justice ministry.
Ayazi's lawyer, Jelena Trkulja, states otherwise: The letter says it came on December 11th three days before the appeals court approved extradition to Turkey. ” Faces the current situation in Turkey and the way the government there operates with political dissidents, I fear that something serious awaits it”, Trkulja told Belgrade Radio N1.
Serbia is a candidate for EU membership, but tries to maintain good relations with the East. Besides Russia and China here, Turkey is increasingly part of, from which investments and co-operation in energy supply are expected in Serbia.
In early October, Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan was met in Serbia with a large delegation at large ceremonies. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic personally took over the microphone and sang for Erdogan in Turkish.
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