A lawsuit was filed against Özgür Boğatekin, the news director of Gerger Fırat local newspaper in Adıyaman in 2014 over his articles written in 2013 and 2013 in which he has criticised Ömer Bilgin, the then Sub-Governor of Gerger, on the charge of “insult” by the Gerger Penal Court of First Instance. Boğatekin has been sentenced to 1 year, 15 days in prison.
On June 4, his prison sentence has been upheld by the 8th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation (5 June). Journalist has received an official notification, summoning him to the prosecutor’s office within 10 days for the execution of his sentence (20 August).
