Ahmet Turk to face trialDecember 22, 2009 - 19:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish state prosecutor opened an inquiry targeting Ahmet Turk, Chairman of banned pro-Kurdish Party (DTP) on Tuesday after he said that a jailed militant PKK leader advised the party's legislators to stay in parliament.The Ankara State Prosecutors' Office said in a statement that it had opened a judicial inquiry based on allegations that Turk had glorified criminals and their acts and encouraged hatred in society, state-run Anatolia news agency reported. In the meantime, the Turkey's Criminal Intelligence and Investigative Bureau is conducting investigation under Article 215 (Praising the offense or the offender) and 216 (Provoking people to be rancorous and hostile) of the country's criminal code. "Turkey's democratic forces, intellectuals, writers and scholars stressed the importance continuing discussions over Kurdish issue in Parliament. I met my lawyer Wednesday on Imrali Ocalan island and said I disapproved the waiver of parliamentary mandates,", Anatolia news agency quotes Ahmet Turk as saying. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. |