The summary judgment of the lawsuit filed against Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak, who was arrested in October 2016, and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, who was arrested in November 2016, was held at Malatya 1st Assize Court.
Kışanak was sentenced to 14 years and three months of imprisonment due to “terrorist organization membership” and “making terrorist organization propaganda.” DBP Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, who was never brought to any hearing during the prosecution, was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with the same charges. The evidence shown within the case against the two female politicians include their participation in the March 8 World Women’s Day celebrations, March 21 Newroz celebrations, other demonstrations and press statements organized in 2012 to point out the hunger strikes in prisons; as well as speeches given on the curfews in Silvan, Sur, Cizre, Nusaybin and Şırnak as well as the Suruç massacre and speeches during rallies.
04.02.2019
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