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Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Prison Sentences for LeMan Staff over Controversial Cartoon - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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Turkish prosecutor seeks prison sentences for LeMan staff over controversial cartoon - Stockholm Center for Freedom
The İstanbul chief public prosecutor is seeking prison sentences for six staff members of the LeMan satirical magazine over a cartoon in its June 26 issue that allegedly insulted religious values by depicting the prophets Muhammad and Moses, the T24 news website reported. The indictment calls for prison sentences of up to four-and-a-half years for five staff members on charges of “incitement to hatred and enmity and openly insulting religious va…
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has completed its indictment against Leman magazine. The indictment seeks prison sentences of up to four years and six months for six magazine employees.
The Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into Leman magazine on charges of “openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility”. An indictment was filed against the Editor-in-Chief Zafer Aknar, the director of the institute Ali Yavuz, the graphic artist Jebrail Okçu, the cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan, the editor-in-chief Aslan Özdemir, and the Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Tuncay Akgün with a prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months …
An indictment has been prepared in the investigation launched into the so-called "humor" magazine Leman's cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. The indictment charges six people with "inciting public hatred and hostility." Click for more.
It was also reported that an investigation into the cartoon's author, Doğan Pehlevan, for "insulting the President" is ongoing.
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