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In the trial over the killing of Uğur Kantar by torture during his mandatory military service, a heavy penal court in Ankara has sentenced defendant Fırat Keser to aggravated life imprisonment for “causing death as a result of torture.”

Doing his mandatory military service in Edirne, Çetin has filed a criminal complaint, alleging that he was severely beaten by two soldiers after he said, “I wish we got education in Kurdish.” The Land Forces Command is now investigating the issue.