
Trial of journalists starts with bans

2021-04-02 11:06:25


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	VAN - The hearing of the law suit against 5 journalists, 4 of whom are currently under arrest, have started. Cell phones were shut off at the hearing where only 4 journalists were allowed in court room.

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	The first hearing of the trial against Mesopotamia Agency (MA) reporters Adnan Bilen and Cemil Uğur, Jinnews reporter Şehriban Abi and journalist Nazan Sala, and MA reporter Zeynep Durgut, started. &nbsp;Journalists attended the hearing held at the Van 5th High Criminal Court via Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS) from the prisons they are being held.

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	PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WEREN'T ALLOWED IN COURT ROOM

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	Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) Co-chairs Serdar Altan and Dicle Müftüoğlu, Mezopotamya Women Journalists Platform (MKGP) Co-spokesperson Ayşe Güney, Turkey Journalists Union (TGS) Chair Gökhan Durmuş, TGS Diyarbakır Represantative Mahmut Oral, Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) Co-Director Veysel Ok, many journalists and relatives of the imprisoned journalists came to the courthouse to follow the hearing early in the morning.

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	The court board allowed only 4 journalists in the court room due to the pandemic. Professional organization represantatives and families were not allowed in the court room.

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	The journalists who were allowed in the court room were made to shut off their cell phones.

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