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Erciş News former editor-in-chief Sercan Akbaş is standing trial for allegedly “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sercan Akbaş
CITY
Van
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
11/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Editor / Editor-In-Chief
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Courts
Decision of acquittal
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Anti-Terror Law
Art. 7/2

Former editor-in-chief of local news portal “Haber Erciş” (News Erciş) Sercan Akbaş is standing trial for allegedly “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to a news article regarding Turkey’s military operation to Afrin, Syria published on January 21 2018.

At the first hearing of the trial which was held on December 11, Van 7th High Criminal Court decided on the acquittal of Akbaş whose defence was carried out by Media and Law Studies Association.