The indictment against the 21 arrested Gün Printing employees was completed. A police operation was conducted on Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Newspaper and the printing house of the newspaper, Gün Printing, on March 29. Istanbul 7th Criminal Judicature of Peace assigned a trustee to both organizations.
The indictment was prepared against the printing house employees and was accepted by Istanbul 26th Assize Court. It charges eight people with ‘willfully aiding and abetting an illegal organization’ and 13 people with ‘illegal organization membership,’ ‘making illegal organization propaganda’ and ‘distributing illegal organization publications.’ The reason for the trustee assignment at the printing house was claimed to be 110 verdicts issued against the publications connected to the printing house, which predicted them to be pulled off the shelves; as well as the lawsuits against the writers, chief editors and copyright owners of the publications being printed at the company. The printing house was asserted to “have been established for the propaganda and agitation work in line with the purpose and goals of the illegal organization.” The indictment further mentions the headline on Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, referring to the Afrin operation, as the reason for the ‘crime’ since the issues of the newspaper were printed by Gün Printing. The grammar book, “Zimanê Kurdi”, published by the company, was also claimed to be a “fake Kurdish grammar book.” The indictment asserts that the book was published so that young generations grow up with terrorist ideologies.
22.05.2018
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