土耳其记者被控间谍罪面临终身监禁

The trial of two Turkish journalists has resumed, with the two defendants facing charges of espionage and aiding a terrorist organization for their reporting that alleged the government was smuggling arms to Syria.

The closed-door trial involves Cumhuriyet newspaper editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul. They could get sentences of life imprisonment if found guilty.

Their case, which has generated international interest as a test of press freedom, went to trial last Friday, but was adjourned until this week after opposition lawyers and politicians ignored the judge’s ruling to close the courtroom to the public.

Protesters have gathered at the courthouse in Istanbul calling, "Free press, free society."

The men are accused of publishing images that date back to January 2014 of Syria-bound trucks, which the newspaper said proved Turkey was smuggling arms into that country.

法庭对《共和报》总编詹·丁达尔和驻安卡拉记者站主管埃德姆·居尔进行闭门审理。如果罪名成立，两人将面临终身监禁。

他们的案件被视为一场对新闻自由的考验，引起了国际关注。案件于上周五进行审理，但是由于反对起诉两名记者的律师和政界人士无视法官闭门审理案件的裁决所以被迫休庭。法院休庭到这个星期。

抗议者聚集在伊斯坦布尔的法院高喊“新闻自由，社会自由”的口号。

两人被控刊登了2014年一月开往叙利亚的卡车的图片，《共和报》报道称，这些图片证明土耳其当时在向叙利亚偷运武器。