Quote:Turkey has sentenced a U.N. war crimes judge to 7 1/2 years in prison on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization," an international court in the Hague said Thursday.

Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay has been held in Turkeysince September, one of tens of thousands of Turkish officials arrested in a crackdown on people and organizations after a foiled coup in which hundreds died.

The U.N. court said in a statement that Turkey's actions constituted a "further breach of Judge Akay’s protected status," as U.N. judges have diplomatic immunity under international law.

Following the guilty verdict, the Turkish court ordered his release under judicial control but barred him from leaving Turkey.

Akay is a judge at the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), the Hague court set up to handle final appeals and other remaining cases from the Yugoslav and Rwanda war crimes tribunals, which are being wound down.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/turkey-...ge-n773241

Turkey has gone full retard. Wonder if Trump has called and to congratulate his buddy yet.

(06-16-2017 11:14 AM)cb4029 Wrote:  Turkey has gone full retard. Wonder if Trump has called and to congratulate his buddy yet.

Turkey was headed south before Trump won the nomination.