Short Film Backed by Turkish Ministry to Be Submitted as Evidence in Deniz Göktaş Case
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Prosecutors are seeking up to nine years and eight months in prison for detained comedian Deniz Göktaş over remarks in his “Ölü Deniz” show.
- Göktaş’s lawyer plans to submit his 2019 short film “The First Day of the Vacation” as evidence.
- The defense says the film may help show that Göktaş had no intent to insult religion.
A short film made seven years ago with support from Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry is set to become evidence in the case against detained comedian Deniz Göktaş.
Göktaş faces a possible sentence of up to nine years and eight months on three separate charges linked to remarks in his show “Ölü Deniz.” His lawyer is preparing to present the 2019 film, “The First Day of the Vacation,” to the court.
The defense plans to use the film to demonstrate that Göktaş had no intention of insulting religion.
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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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