MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on Düzağaç Mayor’s expulsion from the AKP – soL haber
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sol Haber
CITY
Afyonkarahisar
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
22/10/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Decision to block access
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting

The Afyonkarahisar 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on the news regarding the expulsion of AKP’s Düzağaç Mayor from the party. According to Engelli Web’s post, the court decision no. 2020/3363 has targeted the news reports published on the websites of Sözcü newspaper and sol Haber news portal, which reported on the Mayor’s remarks of “They conspired against me” (October 22).