The lawsuit filed against 40 people, who protested the commemoration for Nihal Atsız, organized five years ago at Mersin University, was concluded. Mersin 2nd Assize Court sentenced 33 students to imprisonment varying from 5 months up to 6 years and eight months due to “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No.2911,” “damaging public property,” “participating in meetings and demonstrations that turned into terrorist organisation propaganda,” “illegal organisation membership” and “making illegal organisation propaganda.” Seven students were acquitted.
25.03.2020
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