MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Middle East representative of ABC newspaper and TELE 1 TV channel Ömer Ödemiş
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ömer Ödemiş
CITY
Hatay
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
07/05/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Other
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Other
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Anti-Terror Law
Art. 7/2

The Middle East representative of ABC newspaper and TELE 1 TV channel Ömer Ödemiş who was detained in Hatay, was sent to Ankara 4th Criminal Court of Peace and was released on the condition of probation. Ödemiş was charged with “propagandiging for terrorist organisation  [the THKP-C / Acilciler Organization]” (11 April 2018).