Kuwaiti Emir health is stable, Emiri Diwan says

  • Date: 11-Sep-2020
  • Source: Arab News
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwaiti Emir health is stable, Emiri Diwan says

ANKARA: After spending almost six months behind bars, orders for the release from prison of three Turkish journalists accused of disclosing national security secrets were issued on Wednesday.

Critical news site Oda TV's editor-in-chief, Baris Pehlivan, reporter Hulya Kilinc and dissident Yenicag newspaper columnist Murat Agirel were behind bars for reporting on the death of a Turkish intelligence officer in Libya in February, although the agent's name had been previously publicized in a speech by a lawmaker in the Turkish Parliament.

They were released with travel restrictions, with appeals for their sentences pending.

Pehlivan, who faced physical assault during his detention period, said during his testimony that the trial was an attempt to punish his journalistic work.

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