Saturday, March 24, 2007

Turkish court upholds verdict in torture case

"Turkish court upholds verdict in torture case
Published: Saturday, 24 March, 2007, 09:35 AM Doha Time

ANKARA: A Turkish court has upheld a guilty verdict against four policemen for involvement in the fatal torture of a student 16 years ago in a human rights case that has been closely followed by the European Union.
But the men said they would again appeal against their jail sentences of nearly nine years. "

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