In Spain detained a German writer of Turkish origin

The case against him is politically motivated

Spanish police detained a German writer of Turkish origin Dogan Akhanli (Dogan Akhanli). The reason for the detention was the criminal case opened against a German citizen by the Turkish authorities, who have declared him wanted by Interpol.

About it writes on Saturday, August 19, the newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.

Lawyer Ahani said that the case against his client is politically motivated and described it as “a purposeful hunting, which the Turkish government is waging against critical minds in Europe.” The lawyer also added that the German Embassy in Madrid informed about the detention of Dogan Akhanli, however, that neither the diplomats nor the lawyer could not contact him. What kind of charges leveled against a citizen of Germany, is also not clear.

German politicians sharply criticized the arrest of writer. Bundestag Deputy from the party “Soyuz-90″/ “green” Volker Beck (Volker Beck) called on the Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Sigmar Gabriel (Sigmar Gabriel) to demand the immediate release of Akhanli. “The arrest warrant is contrary to international law,” said Beck in Berlin.

Dogan Akhanli lives in Germany since 1991, German citizenship he received shortly after his move to Germany. Turkish citizenship from Akhanli no. One of the main themes of his works is the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century and the denial of this fact by the Turkish government.

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