Turkish twitter user jailed for using Allah in handle

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30-05-2014 | 07:21
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Turkish twitter user jailed for using Allah in handle
A Turkish Twitter user was sentenced on Thursday to 15 months in prison for using a handle that was deemed religiously offensive.

The Turkish news website Hurriyet Daily News stated that the user, Allah (c.c.), or @CenabiAllah, was charged with “humiliating the religious values accepted by part of the people.”

The news website added that the user is a teacher named “Ertan P.” pointing out that the prosecutors in Muş province went after him for using the name of God in his Twitter handle and for tweeting messages against the government.

Allah (c.c.)’s last tweet was on May 16.

Various Turkish officials had previously said that the site (Twitter) is being used to spread messages of dissent.

In this regard, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged to "eradicate" Twitter this past March, but the government managed to block the site for just two weeks after the nation's highest court said the ban violated the rights of citizens.

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