On 18 February 2020, hours after his acquittal on Article 312, the chief prosecutor of Istanbul demanded the continued detention of Kavala due to Article 309, although Istanbul prosecutor's office had ordered him released on a pre-trial release judgment on Article 309 on 11 October 2019.[29] On 19 February 2020, he was arrested once again for Article 309.[30] He was acquitted from Article 309 on 20 March 2020.[31]