Prosecutors Announce Investigation Into Unauthorized Recording of İBB Trial
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- Turkish prosecutors announced an investigation into unauthorized recordings allegedly made during the İBB case proceedings in Silivri.
- The investigation invokes Article 286 of Turkey’s Penal Code and targets people who recorded and shared the material on social media.
The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced an investigation linked to the İBB case being heard in Silivri.
The office said people who unauthorizedly recorded audio or video during the proceedings, then shared or transmitted it through social-media accounts, would face an investigation launched under Article 286 of Turkey’s Penal Code.
The investigation began on the prosecutor’s own initiative, according to the announcement.
An investigation has been launched on its own initiative by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against people who unauthorizedly recorded audio or video during the proceedings and shared or transmitted it through social-media accounts, under Article 286 of the Turkish Penal Code.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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