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A 17-year-old construction worker was on Monday remanded in prison custody by a Turkish court over charges of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Facebook.
Dogan News Agency reports that the boy, identified as F.E., was detained at his home in western Tekirdag province after someone called the police emergency line to complain about his Facebook posts. The court in Tekirdag placed him in pre-trial detention, Dogan said.
Activists have continued to raise alarm over the limits on freedom of expression under Erdogan. Critics say Erdogan has become increasingly authoritarian since becoming president in August 2014 after more than a decade as prime minister and the number of prosecutions for insulting him have risen.
Students, journalists and even a former Miss Turkey beauty queen have been targeted. Last December, a 17-year-old was arrested in his classroom and held for several days on the same charge and given an 11-month suspended sentence.
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