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Turkish Court Sentences Ex-AKP Lawmaker for Insulting Erdoğan, Orders Release Under Travel Ban - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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Turkish court sentences ex-AKP lawmaker for insulting Erdoğan, orders release under travel ban - Stockholm Center for Freedom
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced Hüseyin Kocabıyık, a former lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), to more than two years in prison for “insulting the president,” ordering his release under an international travel ban, the T24 news website reported. The court handed down the prison sentence but, considering Kocabıyık’s situation including 72 days of pretrial detention, released him pending its execution. This means th…
Former AKP İzmir MP Hüseyin Kocabıyık, who was arrested on charges of "insulting the President," has been released. Kocabıyık, who has recently been critical of the AKP, was a close associate of Erdoğan since their time in Pınarhisar Prison.
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