Arrested journalist Sedef Kabaş, who was charged with “insulting the President” and “insulting a public official because of their duty” due to a Circassian proverb she used in a television program she attended in January, stood trial. The journalist, who has been held in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison since January 23, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for insulting the President in the first hearing held at the Istanbul 36th Criminal Court of First Instance, whereas she was acquitted of the charge of insulting Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu. The journalist, who was arrested for 49 days within the file, was released.
11.03.2022
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