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LIFETIME PRISONER WINS CASE AGAINST TURKEY AT ECHR
16:45 â~@¢ 14.10.14
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey 11,200
euros for failing to provide adequate legal assistance while Onder
Carkcı, who is now serving a lifetime sentence, was in custody. It
also stated that his right to a fair trial within a reasonable time
period was violated, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Carkcı, 41, was accused of participating in an armed robbery of an
Istanbul jewelry shop on July 17, 1996, during which the shop owner
was shot dead.
Carkcı was admitted to hospital unconscious after being shot
during the incident, but before he was discharged from hospital the
gendarmerie took his statement in which he confessed to taking part
in the robbery and to using a gun after the shop owner opened fire.
He claimed that he was subsequently taken into custody and the charges
of armed robbery and murder against him were joined to a separate
set of charges, including allegations that he was a member of the
Turkish People's Liberation Party/Front (THKP-C).
Carkcı, who is being held in the Kandıra Prison in the northwestern
province of Kocaeli, claimed at court that he had not been involved
in the robbery. He said he had only opened fire because he thought
he was being attacked as he heard gunshots while passing by the shop.
Ultimately, on May 30, 2008, an Istanbul court, based on his
statements at hospital, convicted him of attempting to undermine the
constitutional order by force as a member of the THKP-C. Carkcı was
sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,
in a judgment that was upheld on appeal on March 11, 2009.
Armenian News - Tert.am
16:45 â~@¢ 14.10.14
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey 11,200
euros for failing to provide adequate legal assistance while Onder
Carkcı, who is now serving a lifetime sentence, was in custody. It
also stated that his right to a fair trial within a reasonable time
period was violated, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Carkcı, 41, was accused of participating in an armed robbery of an
Istanbul jewelry shop on July 17, 1996, during which the shop owner
was shot dead.
Carkcı was admitted to hospital unconscious after being shot
during the incident, but before he was discharged from hospital the
gendarmerie took his statement in which he confessed to taking part
in the robbery and to using a gun after the shop owner opened fire.
He claimed that he was subsequently taken into custody and the charges
of armed robbery and murder against him were joined to a separate
set of charges, including allegations that he was a member of the
Turkish People's Liberation Party/Front (THKP-C).
Carkcı, who is being held in the Kandıra Prison in the northwestern
province of Kocaeli, claimed at court that he had not been involved
in the robbery. He said he had only opened fire because he thought
he was being attacked as he heard gunshots while passing by the shop.
Ultimately, on May 30, 2008, an Istanbul court, based on his
statements at hospital, convicted him of attempting to undermine the
constitutional order by force as a member of the THKP-C. Carkcı was
sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,
in a judgment that was upheld on appeal on March 11, 2009.
Armenian News - Tert.am