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21-Feb-2020 |
26 December 2019: Rıfat Doğan, a reporter for the news portal Artı Gerçek, appeared in court on 26 December 2019 on the allegation that he took photographs inside the courtroom during a hearing of the Çorlu train crash trial. Doğan is accused of “recording or broadcasting audio or visual material during an investigation or a trial without authorization.” Doğan gave his statement to Istanbul’s 18th Criminal Court of First Instance. His statement will be sent to the Çorlu 4th Criminal Court of First Instance, which is overseeing his case. Doğan told the court that he was observing the Çorlu train crash trial as a journalist and that he did not take any photographs inside the courtroom during the hearing, but that he shared footage he came across on Twitter. The trial in Çorlu will resume on 28 January. |
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