26.02.2025 19:00
An indictment has been prepared against Alper Yeğin, the CHP mayor of Sancaktepe, with a request for a prison sentence of up to 2 years and 4 months on the charge of insulting former mayor and member of parliament İsmail Erdem.
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CHP's Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin is facing a prison sentence of up to 2 years and 4 months. The indictment prepared against Yeğin includes allegations that he insulted former AK Party mayor and member of parliament İsmail Erdem.
EXPERT REPORT REVEALED
The expert report included in the indictment prepared by the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the suspect Yeğin made the alleged insult from the podium of the council, and that a video of this speech was published on the municipality's official YouTube page.
SHOULD BE EVALUATED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
In his defense presented through his lawyer, it was noted that the suspect argued that the speeches in question should be evaluated within the scope of freedom of expression and fundamental rights and freedoms.
REQUEST FOR UP TO 2 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS IN PRISON
An indictment requesting a prison sentence of 1 year to 2 years and 4 months for the suspect Yeğin for the crime of "insult" has been sent to the Anadolu Criminal Court of First Instance for evaluation.
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