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DTP Member Sentenced for the Word "Respectable"

DTP Member Sentenced for the Word "Respectable"

DTP Iskenderun official Aydıncı was sentenced to a TL 1,500 monetary fine for addressing imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan as "respectable". Demokrat newspaper owner Korkmaz was acquitted though has pending another trial for six years.

10 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalists Face 3 Years Imprisonment for "Respectable" Öcalan

Journalists Face 3 Years Imprisonment for "Respectable" Öcalan

DTP İskenderun District Mayor Mahmut Aydıncı and journalist Ersen Korkmaz face imprisonment of up to 3 years for addressing PKK leader Öcalan as "respectable". The final speech of the prosecution will be presented on 26 January 2010.

14 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu