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 Foreign Affairs › 16yr Old Student Arrested For Insulting Turkish President by Goddex(op): 3:39am On Dec 26, 2014 |
A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him and his ruling party of corruption, sparking angry criticism on Thursday from the opposition. The boy, identified by his initials M.E.A., was believed to be a member of a leftist organisation, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. He delivered a speech on Wednesday in the central Anatolian city of Konya, a bastion of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP), in memory of a young secular teacher killed by Islamists in 1930, according to the newspaper. The boy, who was arrested by police at school, is now facing up to four years in prison if convicted on the charge. It was the latest controversial arrest in Turkey in recent weeks. Recent police raids on media outlets affiliated with Erdogan’s top foe, the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, sparked an angry exchange with the European Union, which said the arrests undermined media freedom. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu supported the court’s decision on the juvenile’s arrest. “Everyone must respect the office of president whoever he is,” Davutoglu said, quoted in Turkish media. In his testimony to prosecutors, the boy denied links with any political party and said that the local governor’s office granted permission for the commemoration ceremony organised through social media. “I’ve made the statement in question. I have no intent to insult,” he reportedly said. The boy’s lawyer, Baris Ispir, submitted a petition to the court, together with around 100 colleagues who came from Istanbul in a show of support. “Even if he is convicted, he is 16 years old which requires a one-third reduction in his penalty,” the lawyer said, according to the private Dogan news agency. Riza Turmen, lawmaker of the secular opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), denounced the arrest as a violation of the UN charter on children’s rights. “Regimes taking children out of classes by police force and putting them in jail are fascist regimes,” Turmen, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, wrote on Twitter. “This goes against the UN charter on children’s rights.” Turkey’s government faced an unprecedented wave of protests in 2013 against what was seen as authoritarian policies from Erdogan, who was then prime minister. The AKP government was shaken by a vast corruption scandal last December that dragged down four ministers facing accusations of bribery and influence-peddling. Erdogan, who was elected president in August, angrily accused his former ally-turned-foe Gulen of concocting the graft scandal. Thirty people were arrested in raids earlier this month against those deemed to have links to Gulen. Most have now been released but a court has remanded in custody on terrorism charges the head of the pro-Gulen Samanyolu TV and three former police chiefs. It also issued an arrest warrant for Gulen himself. In power since 2003, Erdogan has brought relative stability to Turkey after years of rocky coalition governments and an economic meltdown in 2001. But what critics describe as his increasingly authoritarian style and zero-tolerance of criticism have proved a major test for democracy in the country which has long sought to join the European Union. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/16-year-old-student-arrested-insulting-president/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Cross Rivers State Senator Dumps PDP by Goddex: 3:05am On Dec 26, 2014 |
stanech:I think they are going to the LP. In places like Cross River the APC are not an option 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: N21bn: Activists Ask INEC To Disqualify Jonathan, PDP by Goddex: 2:58am On Dec 26, 2014 |
But they will fail again as usual. GEJ till 2019 |
| Politics › Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Goddex: 2:53am On Dec 26, 2014 |
spenca:[size=15pt]Transparency International 2014 report showed that Nigeria's corruption is reducing under Jonathan. Let us talk with facts not the overhyped propaganda of the APC. By the way, I am sure the APC states will be the most corrupt if TI goes futher to report a state by state corruption index[/size] 12 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Goddex: 1:58am On Dec 26, 2014 |
[size=13pt]Can anyone win Okupe's 250K cash gift by naming just 10 achievements of Buhari? So, it was Shagari that killed the leader of Maitatsin and Buhari has been lying to the youths he did it? Seriously, I fear APC[/size] 24 Likes 2 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Photos: Pastor Adeboye & Deeper Life GO Pastor Kumuyi Visit Governor Fayose by Goddex: 1:49am On Dec 26, 2014 |
[size=17pt]Carry go Fayose!!![/size] |
| Politics › Re: Buhari's Call For Full Sharia by Goddex: 1:43am On Dec 26, 2014 |
[size=20pt]Nigerians have rejected Buhari[/size] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Igbos Top List Of Donors To Buhari – APC by Goddex: 11:07pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
APC and lies |
| Politics › Re: Port Harcourt - Enugu Train Is Back! by Goddex: 11:02pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
See how those children of anger are avoiding this thread. Sha, GEJ till 2019 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: PDP Labels Buhari A “semi-Literate Jackboot” That Will Lose Again by Goddex: 9:44pm On Dec 22, 2014 |
[size=15pt]Buhari is a product of quota system[/size] 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo Gives Nigerians A Glimpse Into His Office (Pic) by Goddex: 9:31pm On Dec 22, 2014 |
The man is Tinubu's bag and phone carrier. See him 3 Likes
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| Politics › Re: Buhari Has Announced Professor Yemi Osinbajo As Running Mate [Confirmed] by Goddex: 10:18am On Dec 17, 2014 |
old news |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Did Not Build Any Refinery For Nigeria – Editorial | NewsDay Reporters by Goddex: 10:11am On Dec 17, 2014 |
major466:They will drink acid 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Pdp Advises Apc by Goddex: 9:57am On Dec 17, 2014 |
gregg2:Those who have ears let them hear |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Did Not Build Any Refinery For Nigeria – Editorial | NewsDay Reporters by Goddex: 8:13pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
[size=14pt]APC are shameless liars[/size] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Amazing Video Of Abuja-kaduna Railway Construction by Goddex: 8:06pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
Weldone GEJ |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Will Stamp Out The Corrupt by Goddex: 7:56pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
No be small thing |
| Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Forgive Buhari by Goddex: 7:52pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
Like Abacha his friend Buhari will face judgement |
| Politics › Re: Who Signed The Contract For Kaduna And Warri Refineries? by Goddex: 7:21pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
The lies of the janjaweeeds have been bursted |
| Politics › Re: Alison-madueke Emerges As President Of Gas Exporting Countries Forum by Goddex: 6:25pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
[size=13pt]Congrats beauty[/size] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Did Not Build Any Refinery For Nigeria – Editorial | NewsDay Reporters by Goddex: 4:00pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
The APC e-dogs are avoiding this thread like . . . . 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Nigerians Should Forgive Buhari by Goddex: 3:56pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
God will deliver us |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Will Stamp Out The Corrupt by Goddex: 3:54pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
God will deliver us |
| Politics › Re: Human Rights Group Drags Buhari To ICC Over Alleged Crimes by Goddex: 3:39pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
Blood sucking demon 1 Like
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| Events › Re: Photos Of Calabar Dry Run Carnival Today by Goddex: 3:08pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
This should be the rehearsals, I think. |
| Politics › Re: Human Rights Group Drags Buhari To ICC Over Alleged Crimes by Goddex: 2:52pm On Dec 16, 2014*. Modified: 3:37pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
[size=15pt]It's about time[/size] 3 Likes
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| Politics › Re: Buhari Did Not Build Any Refinery For Nigeria – Editorial | NewsDay Reporters by Goddex: 2:32pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
Those APC e-rats have suddenly vanished . . . . hahahahahaha 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Did Not Build Any Refinery For Nigeria – Editorial | NewsDay Reporters by Goddex: 2:10pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
[size=13pt]All Buhari supporters have turned liars, liars and shameless liars Buhari does not have a single legacy project to his credit. If he dies today, they will be looking for projects executed by other heads of state to name after him[/size] 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Tinubu Forces APC South-West Leaders To Endorse Him As VP - Sahara Reporters by Goddex: 10:50am On Dec 16, 2014 |
Tinubu is a very greedy man |
| Politics › Re: Let's Drop Some NTOOORR For Ameachi!! by Goddex: 6:08pm On Dec 15, 2014 |
[size=14pt]That is just the beginning for Ameachi. They like his money but hate him with passion. He hasn't seen anything yet. Meanwhile, ntoooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrr[/size] 21 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Jonathan Celebrates KPMG's Top 100 Ranking Of Nigeria's High Speed Rail by Goddex: 5:43pm On Dec 15, 2014 |
[size=15pt]Naija is moving ahead. Forward ever!!! No turning back GEJ till 2019[/size] 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: The Reason Why I wont Support Buhari But Instead Rout For GEJ by Goddex: 5:03pm On Dec 15, 2014 |
Perfect assessment, OP |
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