The listening to of journalist and writer Ali Kişmir, President of the Press Staff' Union, who was sued for the article he revealed on social media, will proceed on December 11.
A witness was heard at right now's listening to of the case on the Nicosia District Courtroom. Kişmir, who’s on trial with a request for 10 years in jail, was represented by the President of the Turkish Cypriot Bar Affiliation, Hasan Esendağlı.
Prosecutor Hasan Bosnak took half in right now's listening to of the case, which was mentioned earlier than Nicosia District Courtroom Decide Zehra Yalkut Bilgeç, on behalf of the prosecution workplace, Chief Public Prosecutor's Workplace.
In the course of the listening to, some CTP MPs, non-governmental organizations together with political events and unions, and journalists gathered in entrance of the court docket to help Kişmir.
“When the White Home is talked about, the place of GKK is known”
At the moment's witness for the prosecution is Turkish Language-Literature skilled Prof. Dr. Oğuz Karakartal acknowledged that the police wrote an official letter to universities concerning varied insults revealed within the press and requested for his or her opinions. Karakartal stated, “The official letter of the police involves the college rectorate. Upon the request of the police, college rectorates requested, 'Are there any insults, humiliations or issues that offend the character' within the current articles? “It offers the instructor on this subject the obligation to reply the query.” he stated.
Karakartal acknowledged that he gave the opinion that there was no drawback when it comes to language and elegance in a number of the articles he examined consistent with some requests from the police upon official project from the college, and acknowledged that when he objectively sees something unfavorable when it comes to language and elegance in some articles, he studies accordingly.
When evaluated when it comes to language and elegance, Karakartal famous that what is supposed by the White Home, as acknowledged in Ali Kişmir's column, is the placement of the Safety Forces Command (GKK), and stated, “Simply as when 'Con' is claimed, espresso is known, when 'White Home' is claimed, it’s the location of the Safety Forces Command (GKK). “The situation is obvious.” he stated. Stating that a number of the statements within the article point out GKK and include insults, Karakartal additionally stated that some components of the article include crucial sentences within the context of freedom of thought.
Karakartal acknowledged that he had come throughout one or two derogatory articles about him for the reason that second his title was talked about as an skilled, and he additionally stated that he was known as by telephone to request him to not take part in right now's case. Karakartal stated, “I attempted to elucidate intimately that this activity was given to me by the state, the police and the college rectorate. Despite the fact that I defined it gently, issues had been stated in more and more threatening sentences. Lastly, the telephone was hung up on me, saying 'You’re the state's lackey'.” he stated.
Noting that he has no complaints in opposition to anybody, Karakartal additionally acknowledged that he’s not a spiteful individual, however that he’ll take authorized motion if such issues proceed.
– Lawyer
Talking in court docket, journalist Ali Kişmir's lawyer, President of the Turkish Cypriot Bar Affiliation Hasan Esendağlı, requested the witness some questions and made allegations.
Karakartal, Esendağlı's “Was it me who known as you?” Was it Ali Kişmir who known as you? He answered “No” to the questions.
Esendağlı requested the witness, “Are you able to describe your political opinions? What’s your strategy to the GKK or the navy? Do you employ navy imagery in your social media account? What’s the complete article about? “What number of occasions do the phrases GKK seem on this article?” “From the pictures you employ on social media, I infer that you’re delicate in direction of navy establishments.” he stated.
Hasan Esendağlı argued that the report written by Karakartal was not goal, however Karakartal didn’t settle for this declare.
Lawyer Esendağlı requested questions on some expressions within the 14th and fifteenth paragraphs of the column, and Karakartal acknowledged that there was a metaphor and connotation by reference within the article.
-Nazli
After the completion of the listening to, the place the case was postponed to December 11, Basın-Sen lawyer Cansu N. Nazlı and Turkish Cypriot Journalists Union President Efdal Keser made a press release.
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Cansu N. Nazlı stated that the prosecution's witnesses continued to be heard right now and the Turkish Language and Literature professor was heard as a witness. Nazlı acknowledged that the witness was requested to interpret the article and supply testimony to ascertain its reference to the accused crime. Stating that the case was postponed to December 11 to listen to one other witness, Nazlı stated that at this stage, the court docket has the discretion to find out whether or not the content material of the article is expounded to the crime or not.
Drawing consideration to some points concerning the article of the legislation through which Ali Kişmir was accused, Nazlı stated, “On this article of the legislation, we stated that the weather of this crime will not be clear, are summary and ambiguous, and {that a} felony article shouldn’t be like this. What is definitely prescribed for the crime is a jail sentence of as much as 10 years. And there’s a necessary provision in our Structure that the crimes and punishments should be proportionate.” he stated.
Nazlı stated, “There’s a very clear provision inside the scope of freedom of thought and expression. The Structure says 'There isn’t any thought crime'. In different phrases, it’s seen and assured by our Structure that any expression or thought can’t really be a criminal offense.” He included his statements. Nazlı stated that inside the scope of the liberty of the press and the general public to obtain data, they thought-about that the article of the legislation with which Kişmir is accused is unconstitutional and clearly violates the choices of the European Courtroom of Human Rights.
“This isn’t nearly Ali Kişmir, it’s a couple of society. “If an individual is tried with a ten-year jail sentence for an article he wrote, this places individuals ready that restricts their freedom of expression relating to conveying what they write and what they assume.” Nazlı stated, “Freedom is at all times the liberty of those that assume in a different way.” He acknowledged that they will speak concerning the existence of freedom of expression on the level the place those that assume in a different way might be free.
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President of the Turkish Cypriot Journalists Union, Efdal Keser, additionally stated that the battle they began as two media organizations will come to fruition. Keser stated, “As press organizations, we are going to do all the things we will to abolish these legal guidelines. On this nation, freedom of press, thought and expression are below the safety of the Structure.” he stated.
Stating that they are going to do their greatest to forestall these freedoms from being destroyed, Keser acknowledged that the judiciary is a supply of “delight” for them and that they belief the judiciary.
