Turkish Court Arrests 9 Staff Of Opposition Daily: Report

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published November 05, 2016 | 01:20 PM

Turkish court arrests 9 staff of opposition daily: report

ISTANBUL, Nov 5, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 05th Nov, 2016 ) - An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in a case that had caused international concern, the Dogan news agency said.

The nine placed under arrest after their detention earlier this week include prominent Names like the editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, cartoonist Musa Kart and columnist Kadri Gursel. They are charged with links to Kurdish militants and the group blamed for the July 15 coup bid.

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