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Journalist Ahmet Altan Receives 11 Months of Prison

Journalist Ahmet Altan Receives 11 Months of Prison

Journalist Ahmet Altan received 11 months and 20 days of prison for insulting PM Erdoğan in his article “State Complicity and Morality”. While the sentence was commuted to a fine of 2,800 euros, Altan’s advocate found the verdict against European Convention on Human Rights.

18 July 2013 Ekin Karaca