Seven journalists of Turkey’s Cumhuriyet released, four still in jail

‘Seven Turkish journalists of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been released after nine months in jail as calls increase on authorities to also free four other staffers of the daily who remain behind bars on accusations of abetting terrorism.
A court in Istanbul said on Friday that the seven could walk free under judicial control. That means that charges of supporting terrorist groups, which the journalists have denied, still count and the suspects should report to authorities.
Among those freed on Saturday from Silviri jail on the outskirts of Istanbul was respected cartoonist Musa Kart, who said he had felt no hatred in the 271 days he spent behind bars.
“Believe me, during this period in jail we have felt no hatred, no rancour, we could not live with such thoughts,” Kart said, adding, “We were taken away from the people we love, our relatives, our work.”’
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