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48 Kurdish politicians tried in KCK case
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April 13, 2014
DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey's Kurdish
region,— After over 4 years in prison, finally o
Saturday night 48 Kurdish politicians and rights
activists in the KCK main trial have been released
from jail.
Among them Mehmet Abbasoğlu, Bayram Altun, Besime
Konca, lawyer Muharrem Erbey and Celal Yoldaş have
all been released.
In 2009 some 92 politicians and human rights
activists had been arrested within the scope of the
so called KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) trial.
KCK, is the political wing of the Kurdistan Workers'
Party PKK.
Here is the list of the 48 relased: Ahmet Birsin,
Ahmet Zirek, Alaattin Aktaş, Alican Önlü, Bahri
Çeken, Bayram Altun, Besime Konca, Celal Yoldaş,
Çimen Işık, Dirayet Taşdemir, Ebru Günay, Elif Kaya,
Engin Kotay, Ercan Sezgin, Esma Güler, Fethi Süvari,
Gülcihan Şimşek, Hasan İnatçı, Hasan Iraz, Herdem
Kızılkaya, Hüseyin Bayrak, Hüseyin Yılmaz, Kamurak
Yüksek, Kerem Duruk, Leyla Deniz, Lütfi Dağ, Mazlum
Tekdağ, Mehmet Abbasoğlu, Mehmet Ermiş, Mehmet Nimet
Sevim, Olcay Kanlıbaş, Pergüzar Kaygısız, Pero
Dündar, Pınar Işık, Ramazan Dere, Senanik Öner,
Salih Akdoğan, Sebahattin Dinç, Sevi Demir, Şinasi
Tur, Şeyhmus Bayhan, Tamer Tanrıkolu, Ünal Ahmet
Çelen, Zahide Besi, Zeynep Boğa, Zöhre Bozacı,
Muharrem Erbey, Hacire Özdemir.
Critics say the number of people arrested pending
trial in the KCK case tops 3,500, while Turkish
official figures from late 2011 say over 600 people
had been arrested.
On on March 17, the 2nd heavy penal court in the southeastern Kurdish city of Diyarbakir
refused to release
92 Kurdish politicianswww.Ekurd.net
in the main case against the KCK. Turkish authorities accuse the KCK of wanting
to promote insurrection in Turkey's Kurdish region.
The
KCK-trial began on October 18, 2010 when a Turkish
court began the trial
of 152 high profile Kurdish politicians and rights defenders,
accused of being the urban wing of the outlawed
separatist Kurdish PKK rebels.
On January 3, 2014, A Turkish court
released two Kurdish lawmakers, the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputies
Ibrahim Ayhan and Gulser Yildirim have been held on
remand since 2010, and being tried in
the scope of the so-called KCK (Kurdistan
Communities Union) case.
On January 4, 2014, A Turkish court ordered the
release from jail on Saturday of
three Kurdish lawmakers, who are being tried in the scope of the
so-called KCK case.
On March 17, 2014, The 2nd Heavy Penal Court in the
southeastern Kurdish city of Diyarbakir
refused to release of 92 Kurdish
politicians in the main case against the Kurdistan
Communities Union (KCK). Also on March 17, Nine
lawyers of the imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah
Öcalan, who were tried in KCK case were
released by the Istanbul 1st Heavy
Penalty Court.
On March 26, 2014 Eight journalists have been
released in KCK press case, and 37
politicians in the KCK main trial in Istanbul.
Ankara launched clandestine peace talks with the PKK
in 2012.
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