Key patterns: 1) Interpol abuse 2) Sub rosa cooperation of the host country (Kenya) 3) Unapologetic illegality
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Thread on the illegal transfer of Selahaddin Gülen to Turkey from Kenya and what is says about #TransnationalRepression - especially important in light of reports of another disappearance of a Turkish national in Kyrgyzstan.
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1) Interpol abuse: SG detained on arrival in Kenya on an Interpol notice for an old criminal case. Yet obvious he was a political target, which is forbidden under Interpol rules, as evidenced by President Erdogan's statements & Turkish state media.
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2) Cooperation: SG was in Kenya Oct-May unable to travel due to notice. Detained May 3 by Kenyan police. Last seen May 5. On May 6, a Kenyan court rules to stay his extradition. Yet by May 19 Erdogan hints he is in Turkish custody, and transfer is announced May 31.
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Obviously during SG's time in Kenya there must have been substantial, extralegal cooperation going on between Kenya & Turkey. The period May 3-31 in particular looks like an extended negotiation session. Similar dynamic in previous cases elsewhere (eg Pakistan).
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3) Overt illegality - not even a pretense that this is a legal transfer. Interpol notice was on completely different charges than accusations. Kenya's own courts had ruled against SG's transfer. SG held incommunicado entire period May 5-31. Yet Turkey openly declares "capture"
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I was asked a lot last week to comment on Raman Pratasevich's abduction. As I said, it was very atypical in many ways (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/belarus/2021-05-27/authoritarian-assault-exiles …).
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This case is much more representative of the methods of contemporary
#TransnationalRepression - manipulation of international law enforcement mechanisms, mobility controls, and bilateral cooperation between origin and host governments in violation of an exile's rights.Näytä tämä ketju -
Final point that is also typical: everything is justified in the name of "counterterrorism." Every state gets its own "global war on terror."
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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How can someone(Selahattin Gulen) who is still on trial at the Court of Cassation be abducted from a country with strong law like Kenya?
@Kenyajudiciary@NCAJ_KE@Senate_KE@dkmaraga@DCI_Kenya@NPSC_KE@APSKenya@thekhrc@lawsocietykenyapic.twitter.com/zmeULTFwcD
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