5 jailed in turkey for insulting erdogan
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5 jailed in Turkey for 'insulting' Erdogan

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Five men have been jailed in Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Istanbul - Arab Today

Five men have been jailed in Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports, one of several such cases that have intensified alarm over the country's slide towards authoritarianism.

The five from the southern province of Sanliurfa were accused of damaging the president on social media, according to the Dogan news agency.

A sixth person was arrested but later released.

Almost 2,000 people have been prosecuted for "insulting" Erdogan since the former premier became president in August 2014, Turkey's justice minister said in March.

The court cases have raised concerns over freedom of expression in Turkey and Erdogan has also been accused of seeking to muzzle the press, NGOs and academics.

Erdogan has repeatedly denied any crackdown on free expression in his country.

A German comedian has become the centre of a diplomatic spat between Turkey and Germany over a satirical poem that accused Erdogan of paedophilia and bestiality.

Turkey has demanded that Berlin prosecute the TV satirist, Jan Bohmermann, for slander.
Source: AFP

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