A Turkish court ruled on Monday that philanthropist Osman Kavala should stay in prison for at least another month as defendants prepare their final statements in a trial which has caused tensions between Ankara and its Western allies.
Opposition and rights activists have said the trial is politically motivated and part of a crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan. The government rejects this and says Turkey's courts are independent.
The court had been widely expected to reach a verdict on Monday, but defence lawyers requested more time to respond to the prosecutor's final opinion on the case and the judge set a date of April 22 for what was likely to be the final hearing.
