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Former appeals judge sentenced to 12 years in jail in post-coup trial

Former appeals judge sentenced to 12 years in jail in post-coup trial

by TurkeyPurge | May 31, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

A former top judge who was jailed as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup crackdown has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Former Supreme Court of Appeals member Turgut Emiroğlu was convicted of membership to the Gulen movement, a broadened terror...

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