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The judge declines the trial of a Turkish journalist by the Prime Minister

A Turkish judge recently denied the trial of a Turkish journalist, Emin Colasan, who criticized the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a TV program. The Prime Minister argued that the journalist insulted his personal rights and so sued him asking for 10 million Turkish liras compensation.

Source: ntvmsnbc (Turkey), June 30, 2009

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