The designated on 10.00, July 13 preliminary hearing on the case of the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) Leyla Yunus and her husband, an academic historian Arif Yunus did not take place.
The meeting was postponed to 10.00 on July 15. The court did not clarify the reasons for postponement. Even the lawyer was not notified on the adjournment of the meeting.
Note that numerous representatives of the embassies of Western countries and international organizations came to the courthouse.
Leyla Yunus was arrested on July 30, 2014 and Arif Yunus was arrested on August 5.
The couple is accused of large-scale fraud (Article 178.3.2). The Article of fraud is the most grave and each of them could face up to 12 years in prison.
In addition, Leyla Yunus is accused of illegal business activities (Article 192.2.2), tax evasion (213.2.2), and forgery (320.1 and 320.2).
According to the results of the preliminary investigation, the charges under Article 274 (treason) against both have been highlighted in a separate proceeding.
The spouses Yunus have been declared prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International. -03B--
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