2nd Criminal Chamber of Istanbul Regional Court sentenced artist Zuhal Olcay to 11 months and 20 days of imprisonment due to ‘insulting the President.’ Deferring the sentence, the court of appeals decided for Olcay to be judicially monitored for 1 year and six months.
The lawsuit has been filed against Olcay following the criminal complaint of someone who asserted that she has “made a hand gesture that would imply an insult against the President” during a concert she gave on 5 August 2016 in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Istanbul 46th Criminal Court of First Instance has then sentenced Olcay to 10 months of imprisonment due to ‘insulting Erdoğan,’ not deferring the sentence due to the artists’ previous conviction on insulting a public officer. Following the verdict, the file was carried to the court of appeals.
13.07.2018
dw.com