Can Dundar, former editor-in-chief of Cumhurryiet, Turkey’s main opposition newspaper which was raided by Turkish police on Monday, is pictured after an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, November 4, 2016. They were later released pending appeal.On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the lower court should have sentenced Dundar on espionage-related charges, which carry a 15-20 year sentence, rather than the lesser charge of disclosing confidential information, Anadolu said. Turkish authorities have sacked or suspended 150,000 people and detained 50,000 on suspicion of involvement in, or support for, the coup. Nazli Ilicak, another well-known journalist, was also among those sentenced. All six have denied the charges.The government says its security measures are necessary given the multiple threats it faces.

Source: Egypt Today March 09, 2018 18:22 UTC