Turkey expells Norwegian lawyer

Turkey has expelled the Norwegian lawyer and human rights activist Jon Rud for life. The reason is thought to be his engagement for Kurdish activists.

Rud was apprehended at the Istanbul Airport earlier ths month and was immediately put back on a returning flight to Norway, Aftenposten reports.

Turkish authorities suspect the Norwegian lawyer for among other things to have assisted the lawyers defending the Kurdish guerilla leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Rud has denied this, saying he represented the Norwegian Lawyers Association in looking into the defence lawyers´ working conditions.

source: http://www.norwaypost.no/News/Turkey-expells-Norwegian-lawyer/menu-id-26.html / borsen.dk