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Turkish journalist detained for tweets critical of president
Bulent Kenes, editor-in-chief of Today's Zaman, center, walks towards a police car as police detain him in his office in Istanbul, Turkey, late Friday
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Bulent Kenes, editor-in-chief of Today's Zaman, center, walks towards a police car as police detain him in his office in Istanbul, Turkey, late Friday. (AP/Isa Simsek, Zaman) (AP/Isa Simsek, Zaman)
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span class="inline inline-center">Bulent Kenes, editor-in-chief of Today's Zaman, center, walks towards a police car as police detain him in his office in Istanbul, Turkey, late Friday. (AP/Isa Simsek, Zaman)
Police in Turkey have detained the chief editor of an opposition English-language newspaper for posting tweets critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Bulent Kenes, editor-in-chief of Today's Zaman, was taken away from the newspaper's headquarters in Istanbul on Friday as supporters chanted: "Free media cannot be silenced!" The detention was televised live.
A court issued a warrant for his arrest for tweets that a Turkish prosecutor says insult Erdogan. Kenes, who received a suspended sentence earlier this year for insulting the president, denies the accusation, insisting he is exercising his right to free speech.
Dozens of people have been prosecuted under a previously seldom-used law that bars insults to the president. Free speech advocates say the law is being used aggressively to muffle dissent. (k)
