
Turkey convicts newspaper editor on ‘terrorism’ charges
Can DĂĽndar, the former editor-in-chief of Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, was convicted on charges of terrorism in Turkey and sentenced in absentia. The Istanbul court found DĂĽndar guilty of aiding a terrorist organization and espionage, sentencing him to 27 years and six months in prison. DĂĽndar was first sentenced to five years in 2016 on espionage charges and attempting to overthrow the government for publishing footage that allegedly showed Turkey’s state intelligence agency transporting weapons to Syrian rebels in 2014. DĂĽndar was later released when the matter went to appeal. Upon his release, DĂĽndar fled the country while Turkish authorities ordered the seizure of his property and froze his bank accounts. He is now living in exile in Germany. (Photo: WikiMedia via Jurist)