Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish female MP to 14 years in jail June 12, 2012 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aysel Tuğluk, 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 Tuğluk 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.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
