MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The trial of the grant holder of Çaldıran Agency, Ayhan Demir – The trial for “membership to a terrorist organization”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ayhan Demir
CITY
Van
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
15/05/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
The Owner (Person) of the Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Courts
Approval of the indictment and initiating the prosecution
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 314/2

The Van 4th High Criminal Court decided on the release of the grant holder of Çaldıran Agency, Ayhan Demir after 11 months of detention, who had been arrested since March 25, 2017 due to his social media posts on the grounds of his “links to organisation”. He is standing trial for allegedly being a member of a terrorist organization and faces up to 15 years of imprisonment.