MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on sexual abuse – Adana Pozantı Juvenile Prison
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
General
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
23/11/2022
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Other
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 news reports dated 2011 about the allegations of torture and sexual abuse of children held in Adana Pozantı Juvenile Prison were blocked to access by the Ankara Batı 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on November 23, 2022 upon the request of the then 2nd Director of the Prison.

The judgeship accepted the request of the then director by arguing that the related news meeting the criteria of reality and accuracy at the time “no longer had any significance” and “being remembered in the future had nothing to contribute to public good” (November 23).