Turkey: Gezi Park protesters on trial in 'scandalous' case

Twenty six people are on trial in Istanbul in a prosecution Amnesty International has described as scandalous. The defendants join more than 5,000 people in nearly 100 cases, all on charges linked to unrest that challenged Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in power. In the latest court case, five of the defendants are accused of forming a criminal organisation -- which they deny -- and could face up to 30 years in prison, lawyers said. "It is an absolutely scandalous prosecution t... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/12/tu... What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://bit.ly/1qPwqgE In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews