Özgür Gündem Daily owner Kemal Sancılı was released in the latest hearing of the main lawsuit filed against Özgür Gündem Daily writers and editorial consultation board members. The newspaper was previously shut down with an emergency decree.
Following the verdict of release for Sancılı issued by Istanbul 23rd Assize Court, he was sent back to prison due to having another finalised imprisonment sentence against him. Within the lawsuit, the newspaper’s writers and editorial consultation board members Filiz Koçali, Aslı Erdoğan, Necmiye Alpay, Ragıp Zarakolu, Editor-In-Chief Zana (Bilir) Kaya, Managing Editor İnan Kızılkaya, writer Eren Keskin and editorial consultation board member Bilge Aykut are on trial together with Sancılı due to “disrupting the unity and the territorial integrity of state,” “making armed terrorist organization propaganda” and “establishing an illegal organization in order to commit offenses.” The next hearing was scheduled to July 3, 2019, starting at 09:30.
10.04.2019
medyavehukuk.org