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TURKEY SENTENCES PRO-KURDISH FEMALE MP TO 14 YEARS IN JAIL
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 12, 2012 - 14:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Aysel Tugluk, an independent pro-Kurdish MP from
Diyarbakır, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 12, to 14 years and 6
months in prison on charges of being a member of the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) and spreading propaganda for the PKK in a series
of 12 speeches she made between 2007 and 2010, Today's Zaman reported.
The Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court sentenced Tugluk to over
a decade in prison for speeches she made on 12 separate occasions,
saying her actions and activities have reached a level at which she
could be considered to be a member of the PKK. Such a charge calls
for a six year, three month jail sentence in line with Article 314
of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).
Furthermore, the court stated that an additional eight year, three
month sentence would be added to the first sentence in accordance with
Article 7 of the Counterterrorism Law (TMK) which requires a person
to be sentenced for spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization.
In a similar development, a Diyarbakır court last month sentenced
Leyla Zana, another independent pro-Kurdish deputy from Diyarbakır,
to 10 years in prison on charges of being a member of the PKK and
spreading PKK propaganda in speeches she made over four years ago.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 12, 2012 - 14:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Aysel Tugluk, an independent pro-Kurdish MP from
Diyarbakır, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 12, to 14 years and 6
months in prison on charges of being a member of the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) and spreading propaganda for the PKK in a series
of 12 speeches she made between 2007 and 2010, Today's Zaman reported.
The Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court sentenced Tugluk to over
a decade in prison for speeches she made on 12 separate occasions,
saying her actions and activities have reached a level at which she
could be considered to be a member of the PKK. Such a charge calls
for a six year, three month jail sentence in line with Article 314
of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).
Furthermore, the court stated that an additional eight year, three
month sentence would be added to the first sentence in accordance with
Article 7 of the Counterterrorism Law (TMK) which requires a person
to be sentenced for spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization.
In a similar development, a Diyarbakır court last month sentenced
Leyla Zana, another independent pro-Kurdish deputy from Diyarbakır,
to 10 years in prison on charges of being a member of the PKK and
spreading PKK propaganda in speeches she made over four years ago.