Journalist Cemil Uğur Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

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Evrensel daily's correspondents Cemil Uğur and İbrahim Polat who were taken into custody while covering news and were sued on charges of "being a member of an armed terrorist organization" and "propagandizing for an armed terrorist organization" stood trial yesterday (June 12).

Mersin 2nd High Criminal Court has sentenced Uğur to 15 months in prison for his Facebook postings. The court also ruled that his sentence be deferred.

According to the report of Evrensel daily, the court has ruled that Uğur and Polat be acquitted of the crime of "being a member of a terrorist organization" but Uğur be convicted of "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for his Facebook posting regarding the photographs of Sakine Cansız, Leyla Şaylemez and Fidan Doğan who had been assassinated in Paris. His sentence has been reduced from 18 months to 15 months in prison. (EA/DG)