PEN Norway’s analysis of Journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu’s indictment
Dicle Müftüoğlu’s indictment was studied as a part of PEN Norway’s Turkey Indictment Project, by criminal lawyer Ezio Menzione.
Dicle Müftüoğlu was arrested on 3rd May 2023, and later charged with “establishing and managing a terrorist organisation”, “membership in a terrorist organisation” and “knowingly and willingly assisting a terrorist organisation”.
Müftüoğlu is a journalist, editor and reporter. She is currently working for the Kurdish-Turkish news agency Mezopotamya, and in 2023 she was honored as Most Resilient Journalist by Free Press Unlimited.
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About PEN Norway’s Turkey Indictment Project
PEN Norway’s Turkey Indictment Project aim to enhance the indictment writing and process in Turkey. PEN Norway has studied numerous indictments in freedom of expression cases, like journalists and civil society actors, in cooperation with an international team of lawyers and judges. All the indictment studied fails to comply with national laws or international human rights law.
