The arrest of nine Turkish lawyers hours before they were due to represent 47 colleagues on trial for terrorism offences has been described as ‘Kafkaesque’ by British barristers. The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the Bar Council have expressed deep concern. They argue that the mass arrest is in breach of the United Nations basic principles on the role of lawyers (UNBPRL), in particular Art. 18 and 20.
The arrest of nine Turkish lawyers hours before they were due to represent 47 colleagues on trial for terrorism offences has been described as ‘Kafkaesque’ by British barristers. The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the Bar Council have expressed deep concern. They argue that the mass arrest is in breach of the United Nations basic principles on the role of lawyers (UNBPRL), in particular Art. 18 and 20.
