Turkish Journalists Association (TGC): Journalist Selahattin Günday Should Be Released.

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The Board of Directors of the Turkish Journalists Association demanded the release of journalist Selahattin Günday, who was arrested in the Kaşif Kozinoğlu investigation, stating, "It is unacceptable for a reporter to be deprived of his freedom for a video he did not shoot, based on a law that is no longer in effect and an allegation that has expired due to the statute of limitations."

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Selahattin Günday's lawyers appealed his detention on the grounds of an incorrect date of the alleged crime, the statute of limitations, and the retroactive application of the National Intelligence Agency Law. The appeal against journalist Selahattin Günday's detention stated: "The date of the alleged action is incorrect, and the statute of limitations has expired." (Medyascope)

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Journalist Selahattin Günday was arrested in connection with the investigation into the death of Kaşif Kozinoğlu in prison. Günday faces two charges based on footage taken on the day Kozinoğlu was brought to court. The defense argued that Günday did not film the footage and that the provision of the National Intelligence Organization Law cited as grounds for the arrest was not in effect at the time of the incident. The Turkish Journalists Associ…

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Objections are growing to the arrest of journalist Selahattin Günday in the Kozinoğlu investigation. The inconsistencies in the decision to arrest Günday – based on a law that was not in effect at the time of the incident, for footage he did not film, and after the statute of limitations had expired – are being highlighted.