Turk stays over torture fears

A judge today has refused a request from the Turkish Government to extradite a high-profile critic of President Erdogan. District Judge John Zani ruled the extradition of media mogul Akin Ipek was political and he could face torture if returned to his homeland as the rule of law had ‘disintegrated.’ President Recep Tayip Erdogan had seized newspapers and TV station belonging to Ipek, 55, following the failed coup in 2016. The Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had asked Theresa May…