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Top Turkish court rejects appeal of convicted 1980 military coup leaders - RIGHTS

Top Turkish court rejects appeal of convicted 1980 military coup leaders

Oya Armutçu HÜRRİYET / ANKARA

The Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected individual applications filed by Kenan Evren and Tahsin Şahinkaya, the two 1980 military court leaders convicted to life imprisonment last week. The applications had been made on the grounds that Evren and Şahinkaya suffered “rights violations” during their trial.

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