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The government of Turkey, led by its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, issued an arrest warrant against former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom., who has worn the colors of the New York Knicks, Jazz Utah, Boston Celtics, Portland Blazer, among others; They also offer a reward of $500,000 dollars for his capture. He is accused of being a terrorist, something that the athlete himself explained, they are accusing several people for the simple fact of being critical of the government.
Faced with the threat against the basketball player, the United States government has collaborated with the safety of the player who is currently without a team. Faced with this reality, the power forward is under 24-hour surveillance, it should be noted that the 30-year-old player was born in Turkey and has American nationality.
“I’m not the only one. There are so many innocent journalists, academics, athletes, activists, and educators on this list. Now their lives are in danger because of the Turkish government“Said the athlete in an interview with a local media.
This new attack by the Erdogan government against Enes Kanter Freedom is added to the list that they have had against him, since He has always been persecuted for raising his voice against the human rights violations that are committed in Turkey.
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