dennis you just released from jail was posted by his lawyer he joe in the arms of his wife after a year behind bars german chancellor angela merkel was one of his first well wishers me feel if you know as many other people i m very glad that he was able to leave prison today i am of course happy for him and his wife and his family who had to endure a very difficult year of separation. and also. one year ago dennis you cho was detained in istanbul turkish authorities accused the correspondent for the german daily developed of terrorist propaganda among other things but until today he had not been charged with any crime the german government campaigned vigorously for the release of the child as well as other journalists imprisoned in turkey many civilian organizations also demonstrated for his release
a good day and then issued a challenge free speech on its way to estimate the point from the speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of dennis you tells a lawyer of the german daily developed gabriele told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our turkish partners yes that started with me asking former chancellor gerhard schroeder to open the doors for us in this time the two of should i went there twice for us. it was always of particular importance for the turkish government not to politically influence the court decision not to infringe on the independence of the court and it s because it s but they did agree to help the process and turkey make good on that promise and i m particularly grateful to turkish foreign minister for that. earlier in the day this photograph of
targeting he sees a connection with those things these charges of terrorism are very vaguely worded very little substance we ve seen in the indictment papers there s nothing in there apart from their ordinary journalistic work least people in prison face life in prison for it to be normal journalists in turkey. dennis you shall i mean he was a cause celeb here in germany was and as we mentioned he had the top diplomats of the country advocate also for his release are you concerned now that he has been released that there will be less focus on human rights violations within turkey and i am worried about that actually yeah because i think there will be a huge sigh of relief when of course we should take a day or two to mark this is important that a germ german turkish journalist is out of prison is a niche it s a it s an important step but the german government needs to continue to realize there s a systematic crisis in human rights in turkey at the moment and it needs to orientate its p
developed gabriele told reporters that you jells release was a victory for diplomacy. we talked extensively to our talk as partners this started with me asking former chancellor gerhard schroeder to. should i went there twice for. it was always of particular importance for the turkish government not to politically influence a court decision not to infringe on the independence of the courts and it s this photograph of future in the arms of his wife was released earlier in the day by his lawyer and it quickly made the rounds on social media. one year ago dennis you cho was detained in istanbul turkish authorities accused the correspondent for developed of terrorist propaganda among other things but until today he had not been charged with any crime. in berlin friends and supporters gathered to celebrate
german turkish journalist dennis you cho was released after a year of being held in a turkish jail without charge he had germany s top diplomats campaigning heavily for him including the german chancellor who met with turkey s prime minister on thursday but celebration is tempered by the reality that on the very same day six other journalists were sentenced to life in prison as part of the country s post crew crackdown on dissent which has seen an estimated fifty thousand people jailed and more than one hundred fifty thousand sacked or suspended from their jobs our coverage begins with this report. dennis you joe s last minutes on turkish soil before boarding a plane back to germany freedom at last after one year in jail earlier germany s foreign minister real was the bearer of good news out of speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of dennis you just employer the german daily