A lawsuit was filed against lawyer Özgür Urfa due to the expressions of his client, who was convicted of the charge of “insulting the President,” in his appeal letter. In the first hearing held at Istanbul 4th Assize Court, the court accepted President Erdoğan’s request to not participate in the hearing due to “the potential for the crime to damage him.” The Prosecutor claimed an imprisonment sentence against the lawyer due to insulting the President. The next hearing was scheduled for April 2, 2020.
03.12.2019