People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Kocaeli Parliament Member Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has been sentenced to 2 years and six months of imprisonment by Kocaeli 2nd Assize Court due to “making illegal organisation propaganda” through a social media post he made in 2016. The sentence against Gergerlioğlu was approved by the Court of Cassation. Constantly targeted by the ruling power, Gergerlioğlu stated, “Since the beginning of my Parliament membership, I wasn’t afraid of anything. I advocated for human rights. I guess someone was disturbed by us pointing out the naked searches, kidnappings and torture…”
22.02.2021
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