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A decree law released as part of the state of emergency
declared late on July 20 following a failed coup increases the legal
duration of detention up to 30 days from the current two, as it also
orders closure of a number of schools.
declared late on July 20 following a failed coup increases the legal
duration of detention up to 30 days from the current two, as it also
orders closure of a number of schools.
Thus, the police is now authorized to keep suspects up to one month before taking them to court.
The military suspects will be taken to the civilian courts.
The
same decree ordered closure of 35 hospitals, 1,043 private schools and
dormitories, 15 private universities, 1,229 associations and foundations
and 19 trade unions for links to Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-based
Islamic scholar who is allegedly behind the coup attempt on July 15.
same decree ordered closure of 35 hospitals, 1,043 private schools and
dormitories, 15 private universities, 1,229 associations and foundations
and 19 trade unions for links to Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-based
Islamic scholar who is allegedly behind the coup attempt on July 15.
The decree also allows the Defense Ministry to sack any military personnel.
The
decree bans working at state institutions after being suspended from
one, in a bid to prevent the suspended public workers’ return to their
jobs.
decree bans working at state institutions after being suspended from
one, in a bid to prevent the suspended public workers’ return to their
jobs.
