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Human Rights Defender Received 3 Years Sentence in First Hearing

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Human Rights Defender Received 3 Years Sentence in First Hearing

The Adana 1st Criminal Court of First Instance convicted İHD Branch Chairman Ethem Açıkalın on the grounds of "incitement of hatred and hostility" in the first hearing of the case. TV Açıkalan had criticized detention and heavy punishments of children that had participated in protest actions. He was handed the maximum prison sentence of 3 years.

28 October 2009 Erol Önderoğlu