18.02.2025 11:52
An academic, Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, who was arrested due to a post she made on social media, has been charged with "publicly insulting the President in a repeated manner," facing a prison sentence ranging from 1 year and 5 months to 8 years and 2 months.
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After the social media post, an indictment was filed against the academician Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör for the crime of "publicly insulting the President" with a request for a prison sentence ranging from 1 year 5 months and 15 days to 8 years and 2 months. The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office prepared an indictment regarding Ör, who was arrested on January 31 due to the investigation initiated for "insulting the President" based on her social media post. The indictment included the statement taken from the suspect during the investigation phase. Ör stated that she did not mention any names in her post, did not insult the President, and claimed that she was making a criticism and did not accept the accusations.
HER TRIAL WILL BEGIN IN THE COMING DAYS
In the indictment, it was stated that permission for prosecution was granted by the Ministry of Justice for the crime of "insulting the President." It was explained that when evaluating the case file, the suspect Ör publicly committed the crime of "insulting the President" in a manner that humiliates the honor, dignity, and respect of the President through her social media posts.
It was noted in the indictment that the suspect's statements aimed at escaping the crime were not taken into account based on the evidence obtained in the case file, and it was stated that the suspect committed the crime in a chain-like manner by making the posts multiple times. The indictment requested that the suspect be punished with imprisonment ranging from 1 year 5 months and 15 days to 8 years and 2 months for the crime of "publicly insulting the President in a chain-like manner." The indictment accepted by the Anadolu Criminal Court of First Instance indicates that the suspect's trial will begin in the coming days.
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