Sentencing over alleged role in failed coup in 2016 condemned as devastating precedent that shows disregard for rule of lawA Turkish court has sentenced six defendants, including three prominent journalists, to life in prison over allegations of involvement in a coup attempt in July 2016, the first conviction of journalists in trials related to the failed putsch. The harsh verdict was swiftly condemned by press freedom advocates as a “devastating precedent” that shows “utter disregard for the rule of law” in Turkey. It came after a months-long trial during which it was alleged that the journalists sent “subliminal messages” via television appearances and paper columns urging the overthrow of the government, and that they maintained contact with members of the Fethullah Gulen network, a movement widely believed in Turkey to have orchestrated the coup attempt. Continue reading…
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