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Criticism on Police Officer Goes to ECHR

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Criticism on Police Officer Goes to ECHR

Journalist Şevket Demir from Birecik'in Sesi was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and 8,000 TL to be paid in compensation for criticizing a police officer in a newspaper column. Even though the sentence is postponed, lawyer Arıcı takes the case to the ECHR.

7 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu