NEW Party member Utku Çakırözer visited journalist Murat Ağırel: 'He is not a terrorist, he did not kill anyone, he is not a thief, but he is lying here!'

NEW Party Deputy Chairman Utku Çakırözer visited our writer Murat Ağırel in prison.

Çakırözer visited Ağırel, who is detained in Kocaeli F Type High Security Prison.

"'HE SAID THE HONOR OF THE JOURNALIST IS THE NEWS'"

In his statement after his visit, Çakırözer pointed out that Ağırel had been detained for three weeks and said:

"He is not a terrorist, he did not kill a man, he is not a thief, but he is in prison here. Our colleague Murat Ağırel is in prison here because he did not make news with the forged document that was sent to him. He has documented all kinds of corruption and irregularities so far. Today, he is in prison here for a news story that he did not make because he realized that it was fake. When I met him inside, I said, 'Our honor is the news we make. We do not write allegations that falsely accuse someone that is not based on documents, without documentation. It is the honor of the journalist's news.' He is being held here because he said this, because he believes this.

Even though the names named as organization managers in the file say 'We have no relationship with Murat Ağırel', Ağırel is being kept in the dungeon as if he were a member of an organization. The names alleged to be the leaders of the organization have gone home after the slander they made. But Murat Ağırel is being held miles away from his home, deprived of his freedom and his family. We always say that journalism is not a crime, but this is the first time Türkiye has seen an example of a journalist being imprisoned for news he did not write. "From here, we demand justice for Murat Ağırel and freedom for Murat Ağırel."