Turkish Cypriot journalist faces multi-year imprisonment over an op-ed

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Ali Kişmir, head of Turkish Cypriot Press Workers` Union (Basın-Sen) said he could be facing up to ten years imprisonment over an opinion editorial he wrote during the rise of Ersin Tatar as head of the Turkish Cypriot community. Kişmir, who has been deported from Turkey, is facing criminal proceedings by the illegal regime in the Turkish-occupied, northern part of Cyprus over the charge of “insulting the security forces” with the so-called “prosecution” demanding a 10-year jail sentence. Kişmir spoke to CNA …

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