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TURKISH JOURNALISTS APPEAR IN COURT
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 22, 2011 - 11:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The first hearing for 14 suspects in the Oda TV
case, including arrested journalists Ahmet 癬^覺k and Nedim 癬^ener,
was set to take place on November 21 at Istanbul's Caglayan courthouse,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Prosecutors alleged in the case's 134-page indictment that 癬^覺k's
manuscript, "襤mam覺n Ordusu" (The Imam's Army), was an illegal
organization document and "a book draft prepared with other suspects
as instructions and guidelines for the Ergenekon Armed Terrorist
Organization." 癬^覺k faces up to 15 years imprisonment for assisting
a terrorist organization.
The manuscript and other digital copies of the book were seized
in March by law enforcement officials as an "illegal organization
document" and used as evidence.
Former intelligence operative Ka癬_if Kozinoglu, who died under arrest
on Nov. 12 due to a heart attack, was also set to appear in court.
The case regarding Oda TV, an online news portal known for its fierce
criticism of government policies, began after the police conducted
a search of the website's offices in February as part of the ongoing
Ergenekon probe.
Despite efforts to erase copies of "The Imam's Army," the book recently
went to print and was released in the market at Istanbul's Tuyap Book
Fair on Nov. 16 under the title "000Kitap" (000Book).
The work was co-authored and edited by 125 journalists who volunteered
their labor in an attempt to publish 癬^覺k's banned book.
Meanwhile, NTV news channel reported that European Court of Human
Rights has accepted Nedim 癬^ener and Ahmet 癬^覺k's application.
Ergenekon is an alleged ultranationalist gang that is accused of
plotting to overthrow the government by fomenting chaos in society.
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 22, 2011 - 11:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The first hearing for 14 suspects in the Oda TV
case, including arrested journalists Ahmet 癬^覺k and Nedim 癬^ener,
was set to take place on November 21 at Istanbul's Caglayan courthouse,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Prosecutors alleged in the case's 134-page indictment that 癬^覺k's
manuscript, "襤mam覺n Ordusu" (The Imam's Army), was an illegal
organization document and "a book draft prepared with other suspects
as instructions and guidelines for the Ergenekon Armed Terrorist
Organization." 癬^覺k faces up to 15 years imprisonment for assisting
a terrorist organization.
The manuscript and other digital copies of the book were seized
in March by law enforcement officials as an "illegal organization
document" and used as evidence.
Former intelligence operative Ka癬_if Kozinoglu, who died under arrest
on Nov. 12 due to a heart attack, was also set to appear in court.
The case regarding Oda TV, an online news portal known for its fierce
criticism of government policies, began after the police conducted
a search of the website's offices in February as part of the ongoing
Ergenekon probe.
Despite efforts to erase copies of "The Imam's Army," the book recently
went to print and was released in the market at Istanbul's Tuyap Book
Fair on Nov. 16 under the title "000Kitap" (000Book).
The work was co-authored and edited by 125 journalists who volunteered
their labor in an attempt to publish 癬^覺k's banned book.
Meanwhile, NTV news channel reported that European Court of Human
Rights has accepted Nedim 癬^ener and Ahmet 癬^覺k's application.
Ergenekon is an alleged ultranationalist gang that is accused of
plotting to overthrow the government by fomenting chaos in society.