State Dept says the US is "deeply troubled and disappointed by court’s decision to convict Osman Kavala"/notes that "his unjust conviction is inconsistent with respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms & the rule of law"/calls on Turkey to release him in keeping with European Court of Human Rights rulings & free all others arbitrarily incarcerated.
The US "remains gravely concerned by continued judicial harassment of civil society media-political & BSN leaders in Turkey" through pretrial detention broad terrorism claims criminal insult cases.
A leading figure in Turkey’s civil society, 64-year-old Kavala was accused of financing protests against then-prime minister Erdogan’s government during large-scale protests in 2013 and involvement in a failed military coup in 2016. Monday’s ruling only covered the case stemming from the 2013 unrest.