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| Turkey to Charge 18 More over Protests |
| 2013-06-22 |
| [An Nahar] Turkey will charge 18 more people over recent mass anti-government protests, including with alleged membership in a "terror" group, lawyers and media said on Thursday. The 18 were among the 90 members of the small leftist group, the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), who were tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! over the demonstrations that have presented Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the biggest challenge of his decade-long rule. They will face charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" and "damaging public property" and will face several years in prison if convicted, NTV reported. The group is among several that has been active in the anti-government protests and its members were jugged Please don't kill me! in a police raid on Tuesday, the Contemporary Lawyers Association (CHD) said. They bring to at least 24 the number of people who will face charges over the demonstrations that infuriated Erdogan and that have earned Turkey criticism from the West. Most observers expect the number of those charged to rise. |
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