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Turkey teenager accused of insulting president released
Source: BBC
26 December 2014 Last updated at 13:33 GMT
Turkey teenager accused of insulting president released
A Turkish teenager who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly insulting the president has been released.
A court freed the 16-year-old, listed only by the initials MEA, but he still faces trial and a possible four-year sentence if found guilty.
He was arrested after criticising the ruling Islamic-rooted AK Party during a speech in the central city of Konya.
The opposition condemned the arrest but PM Ahmet Davutoglu defended it, saying that respect had to be shown.
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Turkey teenager accused of insulting president released
A Turkish teenager who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly insulting the president has been released.
A court freed the 16-year-old, listed only by the initials MEA, but he still faces trial and a possible four-year sentence if found guilty.
He was arrested after criticising the ruling Islamic-rooted AK Party during a speech in the central city of Konya.
The opposition condemned the arrest but PM Ahmet Davutoglu defended it, saying that respect had to be shown.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30603709
Yesterday: Turkish police arrest teenager for insulting President Erdogan (Reuters)
