A lawsuit was filed against Cumhuriyet Daily reporter Seyhan Avşar due to the news, entitled, “Ex-con Sözcü Prosecutor.” The indictment prepared against the journalist, who faces an imprisonment claim for up to three years due to “targeting a public officer who took part in the fight against terrorism,” was accepted by Istanbul 20th Assize Court. The news, published on March 6th, stated that Prosecutor Asım Ekren, who prepared the first indictment of Sözcü Daily Case, has previously been convicted and sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment and penalty fine due to attempting to gain an unfair advantage from suspects in the file, “Major sexual abuse of child.”
07.08.2019
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