Joint statement: Life sentences in the landmark case on journalists at the heart of the Constitutional Crisis in Turkey
ECPMF strongly condemns the draconian and unfounded verdicts against Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak. This is the joint statement by nine media freedom organisations on the cases.
Silivri prison outside Istanbul (photo: CeeGee, SilivriPrison02, CC BY-SA 4.0)
16 February 2018 – Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak were today convicted of "attempting to overthrow the constitutional order" under Article 309 of the Turkish Penal Code and sentenced to aggravated life sentences, or life without parole.
"These verdicts, the first against journalists accused of being connected to the July 2016 failed coup, set a devastating precedent for the many other journalists…
