Short Petitions for Appeal will be History

Short Petitions for Appeal will be History

The Trabzon 2^nd Criminal Court of First Instance applied to the Constitutional Court (contention of unconstitutionality) to annul the sentence under Article 273/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5671 (“CCP”)  stipulating that a motion for appeal must be submitted “as of the pronouncement of the verdict”, on grounds that it is in violation of Articles 13 (Restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms), Article 36 (Right to legal remedies) and Article 141 (Publicity of hearings and the necessity for the justification of verdicts) of the Constitution.

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