# Claim 604

Kabas was found guilty, sentenced to two years and four months, and released pending appeal after 49 days in detention.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Kabas was found guilty, sentenced to two years and four months, and released pending appeal after 49 days in detention.
- Field: status
- Value: released pending appeal
- About: [incident 2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president)
- Source: Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas facing new trial for 'insulting' President Erdogan. https://cpj.org/2023/06/turkish-journalist-sedef-kabas-facing-new-trial-for-insulting-president-erdogan/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-06-22

## Quotation from the source

> released pending appeal on March 11, 2022, after 49 days in detention

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