New hearing in Van of ‘Helicopter torture’ trial against 5 journalists

Four of the lawsuits filed against Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Adnan Bilen and Cemil Uğur, Jinnews correspondent Şehirban Abi, journalist Nazan Sala and MA Correspondent Zeynep Durgut, who were arrested after they exposed that the late Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, were thrown from an army helicopter. The third hearing was held.

The prosecution demanded the acquittal of each journalist on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization”. The prosecutor demanded that Sala be punished for “making propaganda for a terrorist organization” in the main file.

While the court decided to acquit all journalists on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization”, Nazan Sala was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for “making propaganda for a terrorist organization”. His sentence was postponed.