(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (KUNA) -- The European Parliament (EP) remains concerned about the rule of law and the situation of fundamental rights in Turkey, EP rapporteur on Turkey, Kati Piri, said in a statement Saturday.
She noted that whereby some people are in jail for political reasons and no fair legal trials have been conducted in Turkey.
"One year ago, Osman Kavala, a well known civil society leader, was imprisoned. He has still not received his indictment. I call on the Turkish authorities to release him," she said.
The EP has several times also raised the issue of our colleague parliamentarians in jai, she said.
Piri, a Dutch MEP, released the statement on return to Brussels from a fact-finding mission to Turkey on 15-19 October preparing for the annual EP resolution on Turkey.
Regrettably, no meetings with government officials could be confirmed, despite repeated attempts and also no permission was given to the requests to visit detainees, noted the statement.
She concluded that "under the current political situation, and if the new constitutional treaty would be adopted ... parliament would call for the formal suspension of accession talks (with Turkey)". (end) nk.ibi
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