Turkey: 21 months in prison for journalist calling president a thief
by Michelle Trimborn
Dark times for press freedom in Turkey continue with the conviction of another journalist. Barış İnce has been sentenced to 21 months in jail. He was found guilty of defamation of the Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdoğan.
Turkish President Erdoğan making a press release at the Prime Minister's office, Ankara, 2010. (photo: wikipedia/Randam)
İnce, editorial consultant and former editor of the left-wing newspaper BirGün, was convicted for insulting the Turkish President. He might have to go to jail for 21 months as he was charged with having called the president a thief in a statement that he made to…
