Indictment prepared against 'Leman Magazine'
An indictment has been prepared against six employees of Leman magazine as part of an investigation launched over allegations that the Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet Moses were depicted in a cartoon. A prison sentence of up to 4 years and 6 months has been requested for the six magazine employees.
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The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has completed the indictment prepared against Leman magazine. A prison sentence of up to 4 years and 6 months has been requested for each of the six magazine employees.
In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the magazine's responsible editor-in-chief Zafer Aknar, business manager Ali Yavuz, graphic designer Cebrail Okçu, the cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan, editorial director Aslan Özdemir, and Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Tuncay Akgün, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued, have been charged with "publicly inciting hatred and enmity," with a requested prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months to 4 years and 6 months for each.