Turkey court sentences exiled journalist to 27 yrs jail

News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years in jail on charges of aiding a terror group and espionage.The court in Istanbul found Can Dundar, who fled to Germany in 2016, guilty in connection with a story about an alleged Turkish arms shipment to Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad.He was sentenced to 18 years and nine months for "securing confidential information for espionage" and eight years and nine months for "aiding a terrorist group" led by US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen.The Turkish government blames the cleric for orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Turkey is regularly accused by rights advocates of undermining press freedom by arresting journalists and shutting down critical media outlets.The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists listed Turkey among top jailers after China in its annual global report last week.It found 37 journalists imprisoned this year -- less than half the number arrested in 2016 around the time of the coup attempt.Dundar was jailed in 2015 along with Cumhuriyet's then Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul over the paper's report on the alleged transfer of weapons to Syrian insurgents on trucks operated To keep reading about Turkey court sentences exiled journalist to 27 yrs jail, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea
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