NASA scientist jailed over one dollar bill in Turkey tells US Congress of ordeal

Turkish-American NASA scientist Serkan Gölge told a US congressional hearing on Wednesday that the Turkish government used ordinary, lawful activities, including having a one dollar bill, as evidence of terrorism in a case he said reflected the country’s broader system of collective punishment after a 2016 coup attempt. Gölge said his conviction showed how Turkey’s […] The post NASA scientist jailed over one dollar bill in Turkey tells US Congress of ordeal appeared first on Stockholm Center ...

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