Monday, June 30, 2014

Court: Calling Erdoğan murderer not a crime

Court: Calling Erdoğan murderer not a crime

A court in the western province of Aydın has ruled that chanting “Murderer Erdoğan” in protests is not a crime.

Zafer Kasap and Cem Türkoğlu, who were accused of insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by calling him a murderer during the Gezi Park protests in Aydın last summer, were acquitted by the Aydın 1st Criminal Court of Peace.

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