
Request for reversal from the Supreme Court for the student who was punished for 'insulting the President' due to his social media post after the February 6 earthquakes.
In the file of student Arda Karademir, who was sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in prison for his social media post containing the term 'tyrant' after the February 6 earthquakes, the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested acquittal, stating that the words were within the scope of heavy political criticism.
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Arda Karademir was tried on the grounds that he used the term 'tyrant' in his social media post two days after the February 6 earthquakes.
There was a remarkable development in the file of Galatasaray University student Arda Karademir, who was sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in prison for "publicly insulting the President" on the grounds of her social media post following the February 6 earthquakes, and the announcement of the sentence was postponed. The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals evaluated the words as "severe political criticism" and gave an opinion that acquittal was necessary for the words that the local court deemed "insult" and the appeal found the decision to be lawful.
An investigation was launched against 22-year-old Arda Karademir due to her social media post against President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, two days after the February 6 earthquakes. The term "tyrant" used by Karademir in his post was subject to accusation.
Istanbul 23rd Criminal Court of First Instance ruled that the word "tyrant" in the post went beyond the limits of criticism and reached the level of insult. The court sentenced Karademir to 11 months and 20 days in prison and postponed the announcement of the verdict.
After Karademir's lawyer, Mustafa Atahan Öztürk, appealed the decision, the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice 2nd Criminal Chamber found the local court's assessment to be lawful. The chamber rejected the appeal application on merits, stating that the action was described correctly and fit the type of crime.
Upon appeal of the decision, the file was moved to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Public Prosecutor's Office reached a different assessment than the local court and the appeal.
In the opinion sent to the 4th Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals, it was stated that Karademir's words were not "offending the honor, dignity and respect" of Erdoğan and remained "in the nature of severe political criticism".
Stating that the elements of the crime of insult were not met, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office found the rejection of the appeal against Karademir unlawful, although it should have been acquitted, and requested the decision to be overturned.
The final decision in the file will be given by the 4th Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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