Saturday, October 06, 2007

PACE ‘rejected Turkish candidates following professor’s complaint’

"PACE ‘rejected Turkish candidates following professor’s complaint’

A sub-committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rejected the list of candidates nominated by Turkey to replace former judge Rıza Türmen at the European Court of Human Rights following a complaint made by a Turkish professor.

Vahit Bıçak
Associate Professor Vahit Bıçak said his name was on the first list that Turkish officials presented to the sub-committee but not on the second list."

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