NEWS CENTER – The first hearing of the case brought against 12 journalists, 10 of whom were imprisoned, including Diren Yurtsever, the Editor-in-Chief of MA, will be held at the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court today.
The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against journalist of Diren Yurtsever, Editor-in-Chief of the Mesopotamia Agency (MA), its correspondents Berivan Altan, Ceylan Şahinli, Deniz Nazlım, Emrullah Acar, Hakan Yalçın, Selman Güzelyüz, JINNEWS reporters Habibe Eren and Öznur Değer who were arrested on October 29, 2022 as part of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and Hamdullah Bayram and MA reporter Zemo Ağgöz, who was on trial pending trial, and Mehmet Günhan, who worked as an intern at the MA Ankara office for a while, will be held today.
The trial of journalists charged with "being a member of a terrorist organization" will begin at 10:00 am at the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court.
In the indictment of the journalists, 129 news stories, including snowfall news, were cited as crimes. In addition, journalists were accused through the agencies they worked for.