Justice - Justiz - Giustizia

Report on the illegalities in the criminal investigation regarding judges and prosecutors in Turkey

  • Autor/Autorin: Juria
  • Beitragsarten: Forum
  • Zitiervorschlag: Juria, Report on the illegalities in the criminal investigation regarding judges and prosecutors in Turkey, in: «Justice - Justiz - Giustizia» 2016/3
The article mentions Constitutional provisions, the Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law which are applicable for criminal investigation, pre-trial detention etc. regarding judges and prosecutors in Turkey. It also mentions the law on judges and prosecutors on the basis of which 2745 judges and prosecutors were arrested. It the article the author shows clearly that the actually still on-going criminal investigation and court procedures after the attempted coup against prosecutors and judges, hence many cases of pre-trial detention, are illegal – even under the assumption that the emergency decrees issued by the President of State, Erdoğan, are justified (which one can argue). The author also treats the (il-)legality of the seizure and possible ensuing confiscation of fortune of detainees. The English text of the author's article has not been modified.

Table of contents

  • A. The phase of suspension
  • B. The phase of capture, search and interrogation
  • C. The phase of detention and arrest
  • D. The Phase of confiscation of assets of judges and prosecutors under investigation