Turkish court orders arrest of journalist on disinformation charges

A Turkish court on Sunday ordered the arrest of journalist İsmail Arı of the BirGün daily on charges of “publicly disseminating misleading information,” Turkish media reported. An Ankara magistrate court of peace ordered Arı jailed pending trial at the request of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, without taking his statement. He was detained on […] The post Turkish court orders arrest of journalist on disinformation charges appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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