Can Dündar and Erdem Gül of opposition daily Cumhuriyet face life sentences for saying Turkey delivered arms to IslamistsAn Istanbul court has ruled that well-known Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül will stand trial behind closed doors on charges of espionage and divulging state secrets. In a case that has drawn international attention and harsh criticism,prosecutors are seeking multiple life sentences for Dündar, editor-in-chief of the main opposition daily Cumhuriyet and Gül, or the newspaper’s Ankara bureau chief,for publishing a yarn that said Turkey was delivering arms to Islamist rebels in Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com