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2016-11-11 The Grand Turk
Prosecutor seeks life term for jailed Turkish author
[Ynet] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
's state-run news agency
...and if you can't believe the state-run news agency who can you believe?...
says a prosecutor is seeking a life term in prison for author and columnist Asli Erdogan, whom he accuses of membership in an armed terror organization.

Anadolu Agency says Thursday the prosecutor is also demanding life sentences for eight other employees of the now-closed pro-Kurdish Ozgur Gundem newspaper. The prosecutor's indictment accuses all nine of membership in the outlawed Kurdish rebel group, threatening Turkey's unity and engaging in terrorist propaganda.

Erdogan -- who is not related to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
-- was tossed in the clink
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
in August amid heightened concerns that authorities are using emergency powers meant to deal with perpetrators of the failed military coup in July to go after all government critics.

The indictment must be accepted by a court before trial can begin.
Posted by trailing wife 2016-11-11 02:14|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
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