KURDISH journalist Mehmet Aslan vowed to “continue the pursuit of the truth” today as he was jailed by a Turkish court on trumped-up charges of terrorism.
The Mesopotamia Agency reporter was charged with membership of an unnamed terrorist organisation, usually meaning the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
He denies the charges, insisting that “journalism was on trial.”
“I have been working as a journalist for two years. I work at Mesopotamia Agency. I have never been a member of any illegal structure, nor have I any affiliation,” Mr Aslan said.
“The accusations against me were all about my activities as a journalist. I have never been instructed by any organisation to do anything and there is no evidence of it. I deny all accusations.”