Four Turkish policemen on trial for death of anti-government protester
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Four policemen went on trial amid tight security in #turkey on Monday, accused of beating to death a 19-year-old student in the huge anti-government protests that rocked the country last June. The high-profile court case comes as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan battles his biggest crisis in 11 years in power, which has hit the economy and is threatening the strongman’s presidential ambitions. Some 2,000 riot police were deployed in the central city of Kayseri for the start of the trial, roads around the courthouse were blocked and demonstrations banned for “security” reasons. read more