MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Osman Zümrüt – Trial for “Insult”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Osman Zümrüt
CITY
Samsun
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2011
LAST UPDATED
17/03/2020
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
Imposing the fines
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 125/1

Osman Zümrüt has been given1.740 Turkish liras of fines due to this article entitled “R.’nin İtlerinden Yüce Allah’a Sığınmak” in the newspaper named Haber published in Samsun, for insulting the AKP representative, Suat Kılıç on October 12, 2011.

Zümrüt has appealed to ECtHR. ECtHR has concluded the application of Zümrüt on the grounds that his freedom of expression was violated. ECtHR ruled that Zümrüt shall be paid a compensation of 950 euros for pecuniary damages and 3.250 euros for nonpecuniary damages, totaling 4.200 Euros (17 March).