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Dissent

Schoolboy arrested for insulting Turkish president released

contributors 12/27/2014

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Euronews | —

“A Turkish teenager who was arrested at his school on Wednesday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been released from police custody.

The 16-year-old was met by his parents. His mother said: “I’m not ashamed of my son.”

The boy, who has not been named because of Turkish laws that protect the identity of minors, remained defiant.

“We are not terrorists. We gave a promise while taking this path. We said we won’t give up. We said we won’t submit to fascist, hardline oppression.”

Euronews: “Schoolboy arrested for ‘insulting’ Turkish president released”

Filed Under: Dissent, Turkey

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