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Turkey: An Exemplary Verdict - CFWIJ Welcomes Olcay Büyüktaş Akça's Acquittal

Put on trial for "disclosing the identity of a counterterrorism informant" over a news report, Cumhuriyet Newspaper's Olcay Büyüktaş Akça was acquitted in today’s hearing. Alican Uludağ, the reporter who wrote the article, and Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, the newspaper's managing editor responsible for legal affairs, was charged with "disclosing the identity of an informant" according to Article 6/3 of the Anti-Terror Law and are facing up to three years in prison.

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