“The arrest of the President of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT), Prof. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, and of two journalists, Erol Önderoğlu (from Reporters Without Borders) and Ahmet Nesin, today goes against Turkey's commitment to respect the fundamental rights, including freedom of media. Any alleged wrongdoing or crime should be subject to due process, and respect to the principle of presumption of innocence should be guaranteed.
Açıklamada ayrıca “masumiyet karinesine saygının” önemine dikkat çekildi, “AB’nin defalarca Türkiye’nin demokratik standartlar ve uygulamaları kriter alması gerektiğinin hatırlatıldığı” belirtildi.