10 Prosecutors File a Complaint against a Journalist

Cumhuriyet Daily journalist Canan Coşkun was sued upon request of eight prosecutors in İstanbul.

Public Prosecutor Umut Tepe filed a criminal charge against Canan Coşkun who allegedly insulted aforementioned prosecutors.

Two complainants, eight aggrieved parties

İstanbul Deputy Public Prosecutor Orhan Kapıcı and Prosecutor Orhan Yiğit are complainants. Other eight prosecutors are aggrieved parties.

Luxury Houses troubled

Journalist Canan Coşkun brought forward that prosecutors and judges who are members of Yargıda Birlik Platformu (Unity in Judgement Platform) had luxury houses with lower prices in İstanbul referring parliamentary question of main opposition party, Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) İstanbul Deputy Umut Oran. (EÖ/BD).

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