2 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2016/2308(INI)
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that judges and prosecutors continue to come under strong political pressure and that many have been dismissed or arrested, very often after working on cases related to the Gülen Movement; calls on Turkey to restore and implement all legal guarantees to ensure full respect for the independence of the judiciary, including by amending the law on the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in order to reduce the executive’s influence within that Council; is particularly concerned that ‘criminal judges of peace’ appear to have been transformed into an instrument of harassment to stifle opposition, as well as controlling the information available to the general public;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns strongly the recent statements by President Erdogan accusing some EU leaders of ‘Nazi practices’ and warns that the continuation of such unwarranted statements undermines Turkey’s credibility as a political partner; notes with concern the reports of alleged pressure on members of the Turkish diaspora living in the Member States, urging those communities to ostracize and denounce in particular individuals and organisations perceived as having links to the Gülen movement, and condemns the Turkish authorities’ surveillance of citizens with dual nationality living abroad; is concerned at the revocation of a large number of passports, leaving people stateless;