A Turkish court has sentenced rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without the possibility of parole on highly controversial charges of attempting to overthrow the government, APA reports Aljazeera.
The verdict on Monday stems from allegations that he bankrolled a wave of anti-government protests in 2013 and played a role in the 2016 attempted military coup in the country.
The case will now go to the court of appeals and could continue to the Supreme Court.
On Monday, Kavala was acquitted on separate espionage charges.
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