The "witch hunt" by the bourgeois AKP government of Tayip Erdogan in Turkey continues. This time, a new defamation case is filed against the weekly newspaper of the Communist Party (Komünist Parti) 'Boyun Eğme' for insulting the Turkish President.
Source: soL International.
Boyun Eğme, a weekly newspaper of the Communist Party, Turkey (KP), was accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through a published article titled ‘Solcu Liseliler (Leftist Students) set off’.
According to the bill of indictment prepared by the İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and accepted by the court, punishment is sought for Mehmet Kuzulugil, the editor-in-chief of the Boyun Eğme due to the accusation.
In the bill of indictment in which the President Erdoğan is named as ‘injured party’, it is propounded that libelous expressions are found in the article titled ‘Solcu Liseliler set off’ of the 47th issue of the Boyun Eğme.
The testimony of Kuzulugil about the accusation stating that ‘the article is within the scope of freedom of expression, the accusations are not accepted’ was added to the bill of indictment. The prosecutor's office sought punishment asserting that the article cannot be considered within the scope of freedom of expression. The lawsuit will be heard in the forthcoming days.
