KAR v. TURKEY
Inadmissible
Nebojša Vučinić;Paul Lemmens;Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström
1. The applicant, Mr Mesut Kar, is a Turkish national, who was born in 1990 and is detained in T type prison in Izmir. The Turkish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent. 2. The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. 3. On 27 April 2009 the applicant was arrested by the police on suspicion of membership of a terrorist organisation. 4. On 29 April 2009 the Şırnak Magistrates’ Court ordered the applicant’s pre-trial detention. 5. On 20 November 2009 a bill of indictment was filed with the Diyarbakır Assize Court accusing the applicant of membership of a terrorist organisation. 6. On 19 February 2010 the first hearing was held before Diyarbakır Assize Court. 7. On 2 January 2013 the Diyarbakır Assize Court convicted the applicant as charged and sentenced him to ten years and six months’ imprisonment. The assize court also ordered the applicant’s continued detention.