Military intel illegally wiretapped Turkish journalist, judges acquitted perpetrators

Abdullah Bozkurt The judge who acquitted gendarmerie intelligence officers of falsifying documents in order to illegally wiretap the telephone of Turkish investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu was promoted by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, the gendarmerie officers who were indicted for forging documents to obtain a wiretap warrant … Continue reading Military intel illegally wiretapped Turkish journalist, judges acquitted perpetrators