Süha Tanyeri
Turkish journalist sent to court over fabricated evidence in Balyoz case
Journalist Mehmet Baransu was sent to court with a demand for his arrest on March 2 after being detained by anti-terror police in Istanbul in an operation over fabricated CDs that were used as evidence in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.
Police detained Baransu late on March 1 after searching his home for almost 10 hours, seizing a number of documents.