Diyarbakır 9th Assize Court announced the reasoned decree on the verdict of acquittal issued for seven journalists, who shared news on the operations conducted by former Gendarmerie Deputy Commander Musa Çitil, currently being prosecuted on the killing of 13 villagers in Derik district of Mardin. The court evaluated the news within the right to “information, criticism, commentary and freedom of expression;” whereas the Prosecutor has objected against the decree. The file was carried to the appeal court.
16.01.2020
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