DİYARBAKIR - A prison sentence was sought for İsmail Çoban, Editor-in-Chief of the closed Azadiya Welat newspaper, on charges of "propagandizing for a terrorist organization".

 

Azadiya Welat newspaper, which was closed with the Statutory Decree (KHK), continues to be tried again against İsmail Çoban, the Editor-in-Chief of the time, on the allegation that some news and articles published in the newspaper between September 4-  September 30, 2014 and October 1 - October 21, 2014 were "propagandizing for a terrorist organization". was done.

 

Çoban was sentenced in another case, the prosecution gave its opinion with a request for punishment

8 months and 25 days in prison, which was given and the announcement of the verdict was delayed,

in the case, which was reopened with the request of announcing the sentence after the sentence of 1 year.

 

While Çoban did not attend the hearing held at the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court, his lawyer Resul Temur was present. The prosecution, which submitted its opinion to the court at the hearing, demanded that the prison sentence of 1 year, 8 months and 25 days be announced, and demanded that Çoban be sentenced to prison in accordance with the "Article 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law No. 3713", which regulates "organization propaganda". The prosecution, arguing that the crime was committed through the press, demanded that the prison sentence to be given to Çoban be increased within the scope of Article 43 of the TCK, which regulates the sentence increase provisions.

 

Shepherd's lawyer, Resul Temur, requested time to defend against the opinion. The court accepted the request and postponed the hearing to April 18.