Another German citizen was arrested in Turkey on charges of spreading propaganda.
According to reports from German public broadcasters NDR, WDR and newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, 36-year-old Osman B. from Hesse was arrested nine days ago while trying to enter the country.
He faces several years in prison on charges of spreading “terror propaganda” through his Facebook page.
According to news outlets, he admitted at a court hearing to sharing posts on Facebook several years ago, which he now regrets. He reportedly denied running a second Facebook profile, on which pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), can be seen.
The Federal Foreign Office confirmed the case and said the embassy in Ankara and the consulate in Antalya were involved.
The man was reportedly flying to the western Turkish seaside resort of Antalya on July 28 for a family holiday and was arrested at the airport.
Via DW
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