Jan 19, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A Turkish court on Jan. 16 ordered the release of Ahmet Bostancı, who was
previously arrested for "insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk" after
leaving a mosque in protest against prayers for Atatürk on his death
anniversary and "making insulting social media posts."
Following his release, a crowd of Islamist supporters inside the courthouse chanted slogans of “long live Sharia,” in support of the Islamic law.
Turkish riot police has been deployed for any protests inside or outside
the courthouses by the opposition groups for years, yet there has not been any
police intervention to the particular group.
Bostancı reacted to the prayer for Atatürk at the Friday prayer on Nov. 10,
2023, and shared a social media post saying, "One cannot pray behind them.
May Allah damn the infidels and polytheists. May Allah save us from these
infidels.”
Bostancı was arrested after it was revealed that he had shared similar
posts on social media in the past.
20-year-old was on trial for "publicly insulting the memory of
Atatürk" with a prison sentence of one year and six months to four years
and six months.
In his previous statement, Bostancı admitted that he had posted
anti-Semitic expressions against Atatürk. Islamist groups have been often using
Jewish identity as a “derogatory term to insult” others.
Duvar
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