Medine Mamedoğlu
Diyarbakır — The trial of journalist Mehmet Şahin, who is facing charges of “membership in an organization,” was adjourned until Nov. 24.
The eighth hearing in the retrial of journalist Mehmet Şahin on charges of “membership in an organization” over meetings and press statements he attended, conversations he had with news sources and TV programs he produced was held at the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court. Şahin and his lawyer, Resul Temur, were present at the hearing.
Şahin and Temur requested additional time to prepare defense statements in response to the prosecution’s opinion, submitted at the previous hearing, seeking Şahin’s conviction. The court granted the request and adjourned the hearing until Nov. 24.
