14 Turkish Protesters Jailed For 2 Years For "Insulting" Prime Minister

Forget throwing Molotov cocktails; don't worry about throwing stones or hand to hand combat with the Police... the real trouble for Turkish protesters appears to be "insults" and "tree-hugging":

· **TURKEY PROSECUTOR REQUESTS JAIL FOR TREE-PLANTING STUDENTS: NTV*
· **Turkey Protesters Given Jail for Insults to Erdogan*

The punishments vary from 2-years to 14 years in jail!!

So it seems sticks and words can hurt one after all...

 

If you can't do the time, don't plant a tree...



Prosecutor asks for jail time for students protesting the construction of a road at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, NTV news reports.

 

*Three students detained after planting trees as part of protest* and charged with obstructing public works

 

Prosecutor asks for *jail sentences ranging from 2 yrs, 6 months to 14 yrs, 6 months*



 

or dare to insult the Prime Minister...



*Court in Eskisehir gives 17 suspects jail terms for insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a demonstration*, state-run Anatolia news agency reports.

 

*14 suspects get two-year jail sentences each*, 3 other suspects get 1 year imprisonment each, Anatolia says



 

All seems very "fair"... Reported by Zero Hedge 5 hours ago.