- Altan Sancar, who was tried on the charge of “publicly disseminating misleading information” for reporting on the “absolute nullity” discussions regarding the lawsuit filed over the CHP congress, was acquitted.
- The prosecutor requested punishment, but the court ruled that the elements of the crime were not formed.
Büşra Genel
Ankara – A verdict was reached at the third hearing of the case in which journalist Altan Sancar was tried on the charge of “publicly disseminating misleading information” for reporting on the “absolute nullity discussions” that came to the agenda together with the lawsuit filed over allegations of irregularities in the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP.
At the hearing held at the Ankara 27th Criminal Court of First Instance, the excuse petition of the defense counsel was rejected by the court. It was stated that the defense had previously been taken through judicial instruction.
In his opinion on the merits, the public prosecutor requested that Sancar be punished within the scope of the charge of “publicly disseminating misleading information” regulated in Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code.
The court stated that the evidence in the file had been collected. Due to the absence of the defendant, his final statement could not be taken. In the decision, it was ruled that the elements of the crime were not formed and an acquittal decision was given.
What happened?
A case had been filed against journalist Altan Sancar due to his post saying, “There are reports that a trustee will be appointed to the CHP.”
In the case heard at the Ankara 27th Criminal Court of First Instance, Sancar’s statement was taken by judicial instruction at the Seferihisar 3rd Criminal Court of First Instance. Sancar stated that the posts belonged to him and said, “As a journalist, I shared the information I received.”
Stating that he had worked as a journalist for many years, Sancar added in his statement that he had recently started working as an advisor in the CHP.
