The Law Society of England and Wales, alongside several other legal organisations, have urged President Erdoğan to drop charges against the detainees.
“The undersigned organisations fear that the arrest of these lawyers is connected to and serves to curb their legitimate activities as lawyers,” the letter reads. “If this is the case, then this is contrary to the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and possibly also a violation of the fair trial rights of the clients they represent.”
