CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 30 septembre 2013

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s3F59B822 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .sA8776625 { margin-top:18pt; margin-left:29.2pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-indent:-17.6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .sD3B63DAD { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s6B505E72 { margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt } .sA56BACAB { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; list-style-position:inside } .s13783063 { width:6.24pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block } .s3537C2D6 { font-weight:normal } SECOND SECTION Application no. 22112/12 Kemal AKTAŞ and others against Turkey lodged on 13 March 2012 STATEMENT OF FACTS A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. A.     The circumstances of the case The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows. On 21   March 2006 the applicants attended the Newroz celebration in Silopi, district of Şırnak. The applicant, Kemal   Aktaş, Hacı   Üzen, Mesut   Asan and Sabriye   Burumtekin made a speech concerning the problems of Kurdish people. Additionally, the applicant Hasan   Eren carried a poster of Abdullah   Öcalan during the Newroz celebrations. On 6   April 2006 criminal proceedings were brought against the applicants by the Silopi Public Prosecutor. On various dates, Hacı   Üzen, Mesut   Asan, Sabriye   Burumtekin and Hasan   Eren were placed in detention by the Silopi Magistrates’ Court. On 12   July 2006 the applicants were released pending trial. On 6   March 2008 the Diyarbakır Assize Court with special jurisdiction, which replaced the Silopi Assize Court, found the applicants guilty of the offence of making terrorist propaganda on behalf of an illegal organisation under Article   7 §   2 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The Diyarbakır Assize Court sentenced Hasan   Eren to ten months’ imprisonment and the remaining applicants to two years and one month’s imprisonment. On 22   September 2011 the Court of Cassation upheld this judgment. B.     Relevant domestic law A full description of the relevant domestic law may be found in Faruk   Temel v. Turkey (no.   16853/05, §§   43-64, 1   February 2011). COMPLAINT The applicants contend under Article   10 of the Convention that the institution of criminal proceedings against them constituted an unjustified interference with their right to freedom of expression. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Has there been a violation of the applicants’ right to freedom of expression within the meaning of Article   10 of the Convention (see Faruk   Temel v.   Turkey, no.   16853/05, 1   February 2011)? Appendix     Kemal AKTAŞ     Mesut ASAN     Sabriye BURUMTEKİN     Hasan EREN     Hacı ÜZEN