Turkish court acquits Halk TV journalists of one charge, orders editor-in-chief’s release

A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted five journalists from the opposition-aligned Halk TV, including Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş, who was released after spending 34 days in pretrial detention on charges of unlawfully recording and broadcasting a conversation with a court-appointed expert witness, Turkish Minute reported on Tuesday. The 54th Criminal Court of First Instance ruled that … Continue reading Turkish court acquits Halk TV journalists of one charge, orders editor-in-chief’s release