A high school student, a member of the leftist movement that operates on the Internet, was on Wednesday accused of being publicly called the Turkish president, “the leader of violence, bribery and corruption.” According to the agency Dogan teenager on Tuesday attended a meeting commemorating the Turkish lieutenant killed by Islamists in 1930 in the Aegean town of Menemen. During this event, the boy read out a statement in defense of the secular state and the principles promoted by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish state.
The gathered people echoed teenager, chanting “everywhere bribery, corruption everywhere.”
He also criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Erdogan for involvement in a corruption scandal that has rocked the country in late 2013 and 2014 year. Erdogan, then as Prime Minister, claimed that the scandal is the result of a conspiracy and accused his former colleague, who lives in exile Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, with the intention to overthrow.
The boy was arrested by police at the school and brought to jail. This was the first arrest of a minor on the ground.
Attorneys boy had requested to be released from custody , arguing that it can respond with a free rate. Trial start date has not yet been established. Teenager threaten to four years in prison.
The arrest of a high school student provoked sharp criticism from the opposition, who accused the Islamic-conservative the government of “fascist tendencies”; also did not hide their outrage Internet users in social networks.
(bp)
16-year-old arrested for insulting the president, was released from prison – Onet.pl
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