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Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak Sentenced to Silence for Criticism

Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak Sentenced to Silence for Criticism

Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak received a prison sentence for describing Judge Osman Kaçmaz as "officious". Kacmaz intended to sue President Abdullah Gül in the context of the "Lost Billions" case. Ilıcak's sentence was converted to a five years' probation period.

2 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu