Access block to news on fake medical report scandal at the Turkish Hard Coal Authority - halktv.com.tr

Access block to news on fake medical report scandal at the Turkish Hard Coal Authority – halktv.com.tr

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

halktv.com.tr

CITY

İstanbul

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2021

LAST UPDATED

13/10/2021

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

Art. 9

According to EngelliWeb’s post, the İstanbul Silivri Criminal Judgeship of Peace, with its decision no. 2021/4237 on October 13, 2021, imposed an access block on journalist İsmail Saymaz’s article on halktv.com.tr and related news about the fake medical report scandal at the Turkish Hard Coal Authority. The access block, imposed on the grounds of “violation of personal rights”, affected halktv.com.tr, gercekgundem.com and karadenizgazete.com news websites (October 13).