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The European Court of Human Rights has concluded that Turkey violated the freedom of expression and right to liberty and security of journalist Deniz Yücel, who was held in prison for 367 days in the country.

Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) Co-Director lawyer Veysel Ok and journalist Cihan Acar, a reporter for the closed Özgür Düşünce, have been each sentenced to 5 months in prison for “degrading the judicial bodies of the state”.

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has filed a criminal complaint against the SETA report on journalists working in international media outlets on a series of charges including “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”

Sending a letter to President Erdoğan, the Law Society of England and Wales has requested the discontinuation of the indictment and proceedings against MLSA Co-Director lawyer Veysel Ok for “denigrating the Turkish judicial system".

Lawyer Veysel Ok, who defended several journalists such as Ahmet Altan and Şahin Alpay and is still the attorney of Deniz Yücel, will be awarded the Thomas Dehler Medal 2019, given in the honor of the first Minister of Justice of Germany.

Journalist Deniz Yücel, who was kept in prison for one year without an indictment, has had his first hearing. Yücel’s request for acquittal has been rejected.