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Alican Uludağ on Trial for “breaching of the confidentiality of an investigation” 2
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Alican Uludağ
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
01/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Courts
Suspension of the execution of the sentences of imprisonment
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 285

Cumhuriyet Daily reporter Alican Uludağ was sentenced to ten months of imprisonment due to the news article published on March 20, 2017 with the title, “Yes-sayer Prosecutor atFETÖ meeting.” Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced the journalist due to “violation of investigation confidentiality” for 10 months. The execution of the sentence was deferred.