Turkish Cartoonist Indicted For Portrayal Of Chief Prosecutor As Hooting Owl

Another incident of legal harassment against a cartoonist in Turkey recently hit the wire services, although this time the threat is criminal prosecution rather than a lawsuit. Ibrahim Ozdabak of Yeni Asya was indicted for a cartoon published March 19 that the prosecutor involved says was clearly meant to indicate Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, described as the chief prosecutor of the supreme court of appeals. The cartoon showed an owl in a judge's robe making a call that was a play on the word "law."

Turkey had been severely criticized in the past for punitive lawsuits filed against cartoonists, to the point where many questioned the political commitment Western countries should make to the nation. I can't imagine this helps that a whole lot.
 
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