Constitutional Setback
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A BLINKERED decision. That is the best way to describe the refusal of the Constitutional Court to eliminate criminal charges on four libel and defamation articles against the country’s rulers in the Criminal Code (KUHP). As a result, these articles, which clearly threaten the public’s freedom of expression, continue to be a part of our democratic society.
According to the Constitutional Court, these articles in the Criminal Code do not viola
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