Title:
Turkish scientists and physicians face criminal investigations after criticizing COVID-19 policies
Author:
Kristen McTighe
Published:
Science, 16 September 2020
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/turkish-scientists-and-physicians-face-criminal-investigations-after-criticizing-covid
From the article:
In April, Kayıhan Pala, a prominent public health expert at Uludağ University in northwestern Turkey, was shocked to find himself the target of a criminal complaint. Pala, a member of the COVID-19 monitoring group of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), had given an interview to a local website and shared research that showed the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus were much higher than the government had reported. The complaint, filed by the governor of the province of Bursa, accused him of “misinforming the public” and “causing panic.”