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European court says Rights of Turkish teacher jailed for using a messaging app were violated

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday, the previous ruling was "based decisively" on claims that he used the app

A European court has ruled that a court ruling that handed a Turkish teacher six years in jail for using a messaging application was not fair.

This comes six years after the tutor was jailed.

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