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Canan Kaftanciouglu: Turkish opposition figure faces jail for tweets
Source: BBC
Canan Kaftanciouglu: Turkish opposition figure faces jail for tweets
6 September 2019
A leading secular politician in Turkey has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for "terror propaganda and insults" against the Turkish state.
Canan Kaftancioglu, 47, was convicted mainly over tweets which date back several years.
She has said the charges were politically motivated and remains free pending an appeal.
She heads the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Istanbul, the country's largest city.
Kaftancioglu played a key in the CHP's triumph in Istanbul's mayoral election in June, defeating the governing AKP party.
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6 September 2019
A leading secular politician in Turkey has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for "terror propaganda and insults" against the Turkish state.
Canan Kaftancioglu, 47, was convicted mainly over tweets which date back several years.
She has said the charges were politically motivated and remains free pending an appeal.
She heads the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Istanbul, the country's largest city.
Kaftancioglu played a key in the CHP's triumph in Istanbul's mayoral election in June, defeating the governing AKP party.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49613074
Canan Kaftancioglu has suggested the charges are politically motivated (AFP)