The date has been set for the trial of BirGün newspaper reporter İsmail Arı, who was arrested following a complaint by former RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin. Arı will appear before the judge at the Ankara 32nd Criminal Court of First Instance on November 19.
The hearing is expected to begin at 11:45 AM. Arı, who was arrested on October 21 and taken to Sincan Prison, will thus appear in court on the 29th day of his detention.
The indictment against Arı includes allegations of "Insult and Publicly Spreading Misleading Information" and "Insult via Audio, Written, or Visual Message."
Within the scope of these charges, a prison sentence of up to five years is being requested for journalist İsmail Arı.
News Source: 12punto
