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Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee visits
Turkey
Strasbourg, 25.05.2007 - A delegation of the Council of Europe Committee for
the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
has recently completed a three-day visit to Turkey.
On 20 and 21 May 2007, the delegation visited Imralı Closed Prison, where it
examined the treatment of that establishment’s sole inmate, Abdullah Öcalan.
Aspects of this prisoner's situation considered by the delegation included his
conditions of detention, the application in practice of his right to receive
visits from his relatives and lawyers, and his state of health.
On 22 May, the delegation met the Minister of Justice, Mr Fahri Kasırga, and
provided him with its preliminary observations.
The visit was carried out by Marc Nève, lawyer and CPT member in respect of
Belgium (Head of delegation) and Jean-Pierre Restellini, specialist in internal
and forensic medicine, CPT member in respect of Switzerland. They were assisted
by Timothy Harding, psychiatrist and Director of the University Institute of
Forensic Medicine, Geneva, and Fabrice Kellens, Deputy Executive Secretary of
the CPT.
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