ANKARA: Turkish journalist Levent Gultekin has been attacked by a 25-strong group of people following his recent criticisms of the late politician and founder of the country’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Alparslan Turkes. And he told Arab News: “I was a bit anxious, but I wasn’t expecting an assault of such scale. “Due to the politicization of the judicial system, there is little accountability for crimes committed against government critics,” Esen said. Esen noted that there appeared to be a rift within the ruling bloc between the AKP and MHP when it came to state critics. “The MHP leadership has openly criticized dissident journalists, who were subsequently attacked on the street.

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2021 19:38 UTC