MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Diren Keser
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Diren Keser
CITY
Mersin
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
06/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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
Arrest warrant/Decision for the continuation of arrest
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Anti-Terror Law
Art. 7/2

Diren Keser, a reporter for Pir news agency, was taken into custody in Mersin and released 14 days after with judicial control measures on February 16, 2017.

At the final hearing, Keser was sentenced to 21 months in prison (December 26, 2017).

Keser’s sentence was upheld and he was arrested on February 27. The case file was brought to the Constitutional Court (June 30th).