Note on the Legal and Political Circumstances Related to the Detention and Release in 2017 of Several Turkish Journalists in Spain
The Note on the Legal and Political Circumstances Related to the Detention and Release in 2017 of Several Turkish Journalists in Spain following an international Red Notice issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was commissioned by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, upon official request of the Ukrainian authorities, and prepared by Dr. Joan Barata Mir, independent media freedom expert. The note points to a number of elements of the Spanish legal system which contains a set of reasons according to which an extradition request may be dismissed.
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