ECHR hearing of Demirtaş: Defense will be made, decision will be announced later 2019-09-18 12:06:31 İSTANBUL - The ECHR hearing of HDP former Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş will be held today at ECHR Grand Chamber. Attorneys of Demirtaş said the defense will be made today and the decision will be announced later. The hearing of imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is held today. Despite a verdict of released dated September 2, Demirtaş is still behind bars.   The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) discusses the application of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş behind bars since November 4, 2019.   The is be held in Strasbourg in France today (September 18) and followed by his wife Başak Demirtaş and HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli.   The attorneys of Selahattin Demirtaş Prof. Dr. Başak Çalı, Dr. Kerem Altıparmak, Mahsuni Karaman, Benan Molu, Ramazan Demir and Aygül Demirtaş are representing him today.   His attroneys have started presenting their statements of defense.