Turkish police were jailed for at least 10 years over the killing

For more WORLD NEWS "SUBSCRIBE" US KAYSERI, TURKEY: Two Turkish police were jailed Wednesday for at least 10 years for beating to death a teenager in 2013 protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sparking fresh protests as critics slammed the verdicts for being absurdly lenient. The court in the central city of Kayseri sentenced Mevlut Saldogan to 10 years and 10 months in prison and fellow police officer Yalcin Akbulut to 10 years for the killing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, 19, in the western city of Eskisehir on June 2, 2013. It was just the second verdict against the police forces over their conduct in the 2013 protests, while legal cases are in progress against thousands of protesters. The judgement sparked uproar in the courtroom, with supporters of the Korkmaz family chanting "you are all assassins" and "the assassin state will be brought to account". After the verdict was read out, around 1,000 protesters clashed outside the court with riot police who dispersed them using tear gas and water cannon, an AFP correspondent said. The verdict also sparked protests in other Turkish cities including Istanbul and the southern city of Adana, with police using tear gas and pepper spray to disperse an evening protest on Kizilay square in central Ankara. The sentences were far lower than the life imprisonment demanded by prosecutors.