Trial of Cumhuriyet-journalists: “What we saw was a farce“
Michelle TrimbornOn the first day of the court hearing of Erdem Gül and Can Dündar only one thing became clear: The process against the two journalists will neither be objective nor free of political motivation.
Can Dündar (middle) one of the two Cumhuriyet-journalists who facing the trail. (photo: ECPMF)
Outside the Justice Palace in Istanbul, more police than usual was waiting for the dozens of journalists, media freedom advocates, diplomats and politicians who wanted to attend the trial against Cumhuriyet-journalists Erdem Gül and Can Dündar. But finally, they did not get to see much.
The courtroom was cleared of all people, except…
