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The trial of film actor İlyas Salman on charges of "publicly insulting the President", which carries a potential sentence of 1 year and 2 months to 4 years and 8 months in prison, continued.
The hearing at the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance was attended by the lawyer for the non-detained defendant İlyas Salman and the lawyer for AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Presenting the prosecutor's opinion on the merits during the hearing, the Public Prosecutor stated that Salman had insulted the President in a degrading manner with his remarks in a news report titled 'I do not deem Erdoğan worthy of that seat', which appeared in a newspaper on August 1, 2022.
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In the opinion presented, it was requested that the defendant İlyas Salman be sentenced to 1 year and 2 months to 4 years and 8 months in prison for the crime of 'publicly insulting the President'. During the hearing, the defendant's lawyer requested time from the court to prepare a defense against the prosecutor's opinion. The complainant's lawyer stated that they agreed with the opinion and requested that the defendant Salman be punished.
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During the hearing, the defendant's lawyer requested time from the court to prepare a defense against the prosecutor's opinion. The complainant's lawyer stated that they agreed with the opinion and requested that the defendant Salman be punished.
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Announcing its interim decision, the court ruled to grant the defendant's lawyer time to prepare against the opinion and adjourned the hearing.
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News Source : 12punto
