A barrage of applause crosses the Silivri court. In the great audience hall, usually as austere as a cemetery, laughter and joy draw tears on tired faces. "Acquitted, acquitted!" , repeat the relatives of the nine accused repeatedly, as if to convince themselves that they are not dreaming. May this time the wind of justice blow in the right direction. That the nightmare of the Gezi protests case is finally over. Still struck by the news, Osman Kavala, "suspect number one" , stands up, stoic in his gray suit, then reaches out with a touched hand towards the crowd which shouts loudly: "Free, free!" In pretrial detention for more than two years for "attempt to overthrow the government" , a charge against all the accused, the philanthropist who risked life in prison will finally be able to find his wife, Ayse, his friends, his cultural projects and his life before. Tuesday, after a laborious trial opened in June 2019, he finally
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