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| Subject: Statist Insanity Continues: Nearly 2000 cases opened for insulting Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Wed Mar 02, 2016 9:51 pm | |
| Turkish prosecutors have opened nearly 2000 cases against people for insulting Tayyip Erdogan since he became Turkey's president 18 months ago, the Justice Minister said on Wednesday.
Insulting the President is a crime in Turkey punishable by up to four years in jail, but the law has previously been invoked only rarely. Critics accuse Mr Erdogan of intolerance and say he is using the law to stifle dissent.
Those who have faced trial for insulting Mr Erdogan include journalists, cartoonists, academics and even schoolchildren.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-election/nearly-2000-cases-opened-for-insulting-turkeys-tayyip-erdogan-20160302-gn8zy4.html#ixzz41nwPaV4F |
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