"Pressure from the EU
While Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Orhan Pamuk he did not approve of the violent acts witnessed outside the courthouse on Friday, he also criticized members of the European Parliament (EP) for their presence at the hearing: “They should do the same thing at the European Court of Human Rights. Rights and justice are undermined there too, ” said the PM, adding that, “Unfortunately The EU is trying to put pressure on our power of judgment.” "
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