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<b><span class="x_ContentPasted0">Dichiarazione della<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><i><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="color:black">Platform<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span></i></span><span class="x_contentpasted1"><i><span lang="HR" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="color:black; background-color:white">for
an Independent Judiciary in Turkey</span></i></span><span class="x_contentpasted1"><span lang="HR" style="color:black; background-color:white"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span></span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0"><b>sui
processi di massa agli avvocati di Ankara</b>. </span></p>
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<i><span class="x_ContentPasted0">La Piattaforma per una magistratura indipendente in Turchia</span></i><span class="x_ContentPasted0"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span>esprime la propria preoccupazione e richiama<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>l'attenzione
della comunità internazionale sui processi di massa in corso contro gli avvocati in Turchia. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Il 4-6 gennaio 2023 sono previste le ultime udienze di un nuovo processo presso la Corte d'appello regionale di Ankara (22a Camera penale, fascicolo n. 2022/311). Il procedimento riguarda 21 membri dell'Ordine degli avvocati di
Ankara ed è iniziato con l'intervento della Procura e le irruzioni della polizia nel 2016. Prima che la Corte di Cassazione ordinasse un nuovo processo nel marzo 2022, gli imputati erano stati condannati in primo grado e in appello a pene detentive che andavano
da oltre sei anni a ben oltre otto anni<span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span><span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span style="font-size:12pt">[1]</span></span></span></span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span><span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span style="font-size:12pt">[2]</span></span></span></span>.<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Questi avvocati sono chiaramente perseguitati solo per il loro ruolo di difensori di persone sottoposte<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>a procedimento penale
per presunta appartenenza a un'organizzazione terroristica<span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span><span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span style="font-size:12pt">[3]</span></span></span></span>.<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Quest'ultimo sviluppo conferma tristemente una tendenza già evidenziata nel rapporto 2020 del Commissario per i diritti umani del Consiglio d'Europa (CommDH(2020)1), che sottolinea l’atteggiamento sempre più sospettoso e ostile
nei confronti degli avvocati che svolgono un ruolo attivo come difensori dei diritti umani, e l’effetto paralizzante<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span>per l'intera professione causato da numerose
azioni giudiziarie specificamente rivolte contro gli avvocati, in cui sono state ammesse come prove atti che fanno parte integrante della loro professione.<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Vogliamo qui richiamare i numerosi principi e documenti internazionali che sottolineano il ruolo cruciale degli avvocati nel garantire l'equità del sistema giudiziario e, più in generale, nella protezione e nella difesa dei diritti
umani e quindi anche – quando necessario - nel portare alla luce le violazioni di tali diritti.<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Gli avvocati devono essere in grado di adempiere con indipendenza ai loro compiti nell'ambito dell'obbligo professionale di difendere i diritti e gli interessi dei loro clienti, contribuendo così all'equa amministrazione della
giustizia e al mantenimento dello Stato di diritto in una società democratica.<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Perseguitare gli avvocati per il semplice fatto che sono impegnati nella difesa dei loro clienti, considerando le legittime attività professionali come prove a carico, conferma il continuo arretramento dello Stato di diritto in
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">In un simile contesto, in cui in generale non esiste più una magistratura indipendente in grado di garantire un processo equo, esprimiamo la nostra più profonda preoccupazione per il fatto che agli avvocati accusati non sia assicurato
un processo<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>conforme alle garanzie procedurali minime sancite dall'articolo 6 della Convenzione europea dei diritti dell'uomo (CEDU). </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0">Nel ribadire l'urgenza di ripristinare lo Stato di diritto e un sistema giudiziario indipendente, riteniamo essenziale garantire la presenza di osservatori (internazionali) alle prossime udienze, consentendo così di controllare
l'equità dei processi e di valutare il rispetto dei diritti umani degli avvocati imputati.<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="x_ContentPasted0">Edith Zeller<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" class="x_ContentPasted0">Mariarosaria Guglielmi<span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span> </span></p>
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<span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span class="x_MsoFootnoteReference" style="vertical-align:super"><span lang="EN-GB">[1]</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farrestedlawyers.org%2F2019%2F03%2F29%2Fcourt-sentences-21-lawyers-to-150-years-in-prison%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cmariarosaria.guglielmi%40giustizia.it%7C687b9499d71448c80f4c08dae9b5be0c%7C792bc8b190884858b8302aad443e9f3f%7C0%7C0%7C638079265076366507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=x6eK5uwXYDaVnvVvucr55ktUi5HZPG%2FLyIup8cV3cbU%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://arrestedlawyers.org/2019/03/29/court-sentences-21-lawyers-to-150-years-in-prison/" shash="VAc3WuzOOzA5YXZ+6stTtDwxILwKIN3/zBsyDgdBS5kPmyXvmJH2+O2VcFdUCMA8xwkoNzND07FBAqK+sMaOgfoo7ca29QmB5uNbfvj9K0AbI+5QgMbZiA2SxAY2j5xtG0awHkxW9pA9ulJjujk83yYQVL1v3/Mq3/+pzjuAxYQ=" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline"><span lang="DE-AT">https://arrestedlawyers.org/2019/03/29/court-sentences-21-lawyers-to-150-years-in-prison/</span></a></span><span> </span></p>
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