Τρίτη 1 Σεπτεμβρίου 2015

Brussels: Anisychia for the actions of Ankara against the press

Brussels: Anisychia for the actions of Ankara against the press




The European Union expressed its concern about the arrest of two journalists in Turkey, working for the Vice News.

"Our concern not only the company held this morning against companies linked to the group Koza Ipek and considered suspect that finance terrorism, but also for example the recent arrests of Vice News Turkey under categories linked to terrorism "said the briefing of journalists Maja Kocijancic, EU representative for foreign affairs.

At the expense of these two journalists and their Iraqi translator were brought Monday, accusations by a court of Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, for "participation in terrorist activities" on behalf of the jihadist organization Islamic State. The three profylakisthikan.

The Vice News, a news channel on the Internet whose headquarters are in the USA, reported that the two journalists are Jake Chanrachan and Philip Pentlmperi, both British citizenship.

"The EU recalls above all the importance of the presumption of innocence and the right to an independent and transparent investigation (...) with full respect for the rights of defense," insisted Kocijancic.

Turkish police also held in Ankara today raided offices belonging to a media group which criticize islamosyntiritiko regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and adjacent the preacher Fethullah Gülen.
This operation, which was aimed at 23 companies in the group Koza Ipek, «part of the investigation of terrorism conducted against Fethullah Gülen," reported the pro-government news agency East.

Turkey is since 2005 a candidate for EU membership, but negotiations have been blocked.

"Every country negotiating its accession to the EU should guarantee respect for Human rights, including freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights," recalled the spokesman.

The Tayyip Erdogan accuses the movement "Chizmet" ("Service" in Turkish) of Fethullah Gülen, who is in exile in the US, that it wanted to topple his government exyfainontas crackdown on corruption held in the winter of 2013-2014 against facial and political environment.

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