The Turkish
government has arrested 248 persons over posts on social media that allegedly
were supportive of terrorist acts or insulted leaders, the state-run Anadolu
news agency reported on Tuesday.
The 248
persons are among 948 citizens that were arrested while some 700 people were
released under judicial control, the report said.
The
government also encourages people to report social media accounts that have
either insulted, mocked leaders or voiced support for various organizations,
dpa reports.
In December,
Anadolu reported that Turkish authorities opened investigations into 3,710
people over social media posts, while 1,656 suspects were formally arrested,
over the previous six months.
The latest
report noted the double suicide bombing in December in Istanbul which targeted
security forces outside a football stadium, killing more than 45 people,
including several civilians, saying some arrests pertained to comments on this
attack.
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