Istanbul Prosecutor: 'Drop Case of "God Delusion" Book'

A prosecutor in Şişli, Istanbul, has asked the court not to prosecute the Turkish translation of Richard Dawkins' book.
22.06.09, Bianet (TR). On Friday, 19 June, the Şişli Criminal Court of First Instance heard the case of the Turkish translatin of Richard Dawkins' "God Delusion". The public prosecutor, Sait Yakışan, demanded that Erol Karaaslan, owner of the Kuzey Publications which has published the book, not be prosecuted. Karaaslan had faced another trial last year, following the criminal complaint of an Emre Bukağılı. Karaaslan had been acquitted. This time, the prosecution was following up the complaint of a Sonia Eskinazi, who argued that the book insulted Judaism, Allah and the prophets. Karaaslan again faced a possible prison sentence, accused of "inciting the public to hatred and hostility or denigration".