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Turkey: Jail sought over 'woman in red' police case | Turkey: Jail sought over 'woman in red' police case |
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Turkish prosecutors want a policeman to go to jail for three years for tear-gassing a protester who became known as the "woman in red", reports say. | Turkish prosecutors want a policeman to go to jail for three years for tear-gassing a protester who became known as the "woman in red", reports say. |
Fatih Zengin is accused of using excessive force against Ceyda Sungur, who was standing a short distance away and not behaving aggressively. | Fatih Zengin is accused of using excessive force against Ceyda Sungur, who was standing a short distance away and not behaving aggressively. |
Ms Sungur became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests after images of the attack went viral. | Ms Sungur became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests after images of the attack went viral. |
At least six people died and thousands were hurt in a government crackdown. | At least six people died and thousands were hurt in a government crackdown. |
The prosecutors want Mr Zengin's dismissal and a prison sentence on the grounds that no warning was issued prior to the incident, Turkish news agencies reported. | The prosecutors want Mr Zengin's dismissal and a prison sentence on the grounds that no warning was issued prior to the incident, Turkish news agencies reported. |
Reuters photographer | Reuters photographer |
The protests began as a peaceful demonstration against plans to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi park - one of the last green spaces in the city. | The protests began as a peaceful demonstration against plans to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi park - one of the last green spaces in the city. |
But they escalated into an unprecedented show of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government after a heavy-handed police operation to clear the site. | But they escalated into an unprecedented show of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government after a heavy-handed police operation to clear the site. |
Ms Sungur, an academic at Istanbul's Technical University who was wearing the red dress, had gone to join the protests but found herself in front of a line of riot police. | |
One of them bent down and fired tear gas at her, leaving her gasping for breath. | One of them bent down and fired tear gas at her, leaving her gasping for breath. |
Reuters photographer Osman Orsal captured the moment, and the images soon went viral on social media, in cartoons and as stickers and posters used by other protesters. | Reuters photographer Osman Orsal captured the moment, and the images soon went viral on social media, in cartoons and as stickers and posters used by other protesters. |
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