The appeal court issued the acquittal of BirGün Daily’s Editorial Coordinator İbrahim Varlı, who was previously sentenced to a judicial fine due to “insulting” Minister of Energy Berat Albayrak through the news he reported on the “Panama Papers,” reversing the decree. Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance previously sentenced Varlı to 1700 TL judicial fine due to “insult” through the news published on May 11, 2016 with the headlines, “They were in Panama as well” and “Bilal Studies Abroad, Groom Has Company Abroad.”
19.02.2020
birgun.net