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In Turkey, a 16-year-old girl was accused of insulting Erdogan

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The girl was accused of swearing at Erdogan’s motorcade as it passed.

In Istanbul, a 16-year-old girl has been accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the prosecutor is demanding her trial, the Turkish Minute reports.

It was learned that the girl was taken into custody in May after a statement from the Turkish president’s security guard that she allegedly swore at Erdogan’s motorcade as it passed by.

After the arrest, the girl explained that she only reacted with fear when a car passed her at high speed. He also assured that he did not know that the car belonged to Erdogan’s motorcade, and denied any intention to insult him or any official.

After the arrest, the 1st Criminal Court of Istanbul released the girl under judicial supervision, obliging her to report weekly to the police station and imposing a ban on leaving the country .

Later, on August 18, the prosecutor filed a lawsuit, demanding that the girl be convicted of insulting the president.

Since 2005, the Turkish Criminal Code has two articles that prohibit insulting the “country of Turkey” and Turkish officials. Human rights activists believe that the authorities are using them to restrict freedom of expression.

Last year alone in Turkey, nearly 7,000 people were accused of insulting Erdogan or his Justice and Development Party, more than 1,600 of whom were sentenced to prison and nearly 2,000 more were given suspended sentences.

It was previously reported that more than 100 people are in jail in Turkey on suspicion of being linked to ISIS.

Source: korrespondent

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