Sebahat Tuncel

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Charge:	"Terrorism (associating with, belonging to, or collaborating with a terrorist group)"
Sentence:	8 years and 9 months
Years Imprisoned:	0.67
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Turkey
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City of Crime:	Istanbul
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Sebahat Tuncel was wrongly convicted on September 18, 2012 of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that is considered to be a terrorist organization. Tuncel was sentenced to 8 years, nine months in prison. Tuncel was detained on November 5, 2006 after an anonymous tip to the police reported that she was meeting with leaders of the PKK. Tuncel was released after 8 months in custody. Following her conviction Tuncel appealed, and her conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Tuncel appealed. On March 10, 2015 Turkey's Constitutional Court reversed her convictin and ordered a retrial. Sebahat Tuncel was acquitted on June 25, 2015 after a retrial in Istanbul, Turkey."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Sebahat Tuncel was acquitted on June 25, 2015 after a retrial in Istanbul, Turkey."
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Other
Information Source 1:	"Court rules for acquittal of former HDP deputy, Today's Zaman, July 8, 2015"
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Sebahat Tuncel

Charge:

"Terrorism (associating with, belonging to, or collaborating with a terrorist group)"

Sentence:

8 years and 9 months

Years Imprisoned:

0.67

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Turkey

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Istanbul

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Sebahat Tuncel was acquitted on June 25, 2015 after a retrial in Istanbul, Turkey."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Other

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"Court rules for acquittal of former HDP deputy, Today's Zaman, July 8, 2015"

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http://www.todayszaman.com/national_court-rules-for-acquittal-of-former-hdp-deputy_393026.html

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