"We're extremely glad that Kadri Gürsel was released after nearly 11 months, but equally disappointed our other colleagues were not. Monday's proceedings, with a parade of witnesses offering irrelevant commentary instead of facts, demonstrated again how absurd this case is," said IPI.
Source: MEDIA FEED
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