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18-Jan-2020 |
21 November 2019: Journalists Canan Coşkun, Can Uğur and Ali Açar will stand trial over 2016 news reports published in March 2016 in Cumhuriyet daily and the online edition of BirGün newspaper about the police officer who allegedly shot Berkin Elvan. All three are charged with “making those involved in the fight against terrorism a target” in the indictment, dated 21 November 2019. The indictment claims that the news reports revealed the identity of the police officer. The trial will be overseen by the 34th High Criminal Court of Istanbul. The first hearing is set for 9 April 2020. |
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