Turkish journalist stands trial over report on governor’s expenditures as trustee

A Turkish court on Friday began the trial of journalist Mahir Bağış on charges of insult and disseminating disinformation in a report on expenditures made by a governor appointed as a trustee to the Batman Municipality. Bağış faces charges of “inciting the public to hatred and hostility,” “publicly spreading misleading information” and “insult” in his […] The post Turkish journalist stands trial over report on governor’s expenditures as trustee appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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