Conscientious objector sentenced to jail in north
Halil Karapaşaoğlu arrives at the martial court holding an olive branch By Kyriacos Kiliaris Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector and peace activist Halil Karapaşaoğlu was sentenced to pay a fine of 2000 TL (EUR 360) and was given ten days by a military court in the north. Karapaşaoğlu was gıven ten days to pay it or spend twenty days in prison . Having been sentenced, Karapa şaoğlu on his way out from the military court addressed reporters and the tens of p eace activists who rallied in his support from both sides of the island. “I am not going to pay the fine. I object. I will return in ten days to spend twenty days in prison” said Karapa şaoğlu. The conscientious objector had refused to serve the Turkish army as a reserve during the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Upon appearing at the military court on Thursday, Karapa şaoğlu was informed that the charge for failing to respond to a call to join reservists in 2018 was also added. Karapa şaoğlu '