VAN- Our reporter Cemil Uğur who sent a message from the prison he is being kept, said: "We are ready to pay any price to keep the honour of journalism standing up straight."
Our reporter Cemil Uğur who broke the story about Osman Şiban and Servet Turgut who were tortured by the soldiers and thrown out of the helicopter was arrested on October 9 with Adnan Bilen, Jinnews reporter Şehriban Ali and journalist Nazan Sala. Our reporter Cemil Uğur who was jailed for 'reporting social incidents against the state', sent a message via his attorneys.
'WE WERE JAILED TO KEEP THE TRUTH HIDDEN'
Stating that he is in alt, Uğur said: "They arrested us to keep the truth hidden. There is something they did not consider, through out the history of mankind, a lot of people holding the power tried to silence journalists, but the truth always came out. They don't have the power to bury the facts."
WE ARE READY TO PAY ANY PRICE
They did jail us, but we have dozens of friends outside to voice the truth. We get our strength from Metin Göktepe, Hrant Dink, Uğur Mumcu and Apé Musa. At all costs, we are ready to pay any price to defend the honour of journalism. With the solidarity of journalists and the people, we must defend our profession together despite the government."