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Die Welt correspondent, journalist Deniz Yücel under arrest in Silivri Prison has sent a letter to Die Welt via his attorneys.
In his letter published in Die Welt, Yücel has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for accusing him of being a "terrorist" where there hasn't even been any bill of indictment yet.
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Stating that he did not want to be handed over to anywhere and that his only demand was to have a fair trial, Yücel in his letter has written the following, according to the Deutsche Welle:
"In countries like Azerbaijan and Belarus it might seem normal that a high-ranking state authority makes a judgement publicly about a person who is arrested but has not stood trial yet and gives instructions to the prosecutors and judges in charge.
"But in a civilized world where principles of rule of law count, this is a bizarre situation".
"I do not want to be handed over to anywhere"
"I do not want to be handed over to anywhere. There is no place to which I could be handed over to as a citizen of Turkey anyway.
"All I want is a fair trial. I demand that the law of Turkey and the norms of the universal human rights and law are paid regard to and not not trampled on".
"Such a trial can only result in an acquittal decision. I am definitely sure of that.
"I will leave the prison not from the back door but from the front door like I entered.
"Also in the future, as a journalist, I will follow the fight for democracy, justice and freedom in this country which could not be exhausted by an obviously illegitimate constitutional amendment". (EKN/DG)