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The trial on İmralı island was held between the 31 May 1999 and the 29 June 1999 [30] [25] and judges from the State Security Court of Ankara were chosen to hear the case. [45] [46] Tight security measures were taken. For this trial a new courtroom was built [44] [47] and Öcalan attended the trial in a bullet-proof glass case.
Abdullah Öcalan is a founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group that initially aimed for an independent Kurdistan but later adapted its demands to focus on cultural and political rights for the Kurds. [3]
The trial was accompanied by arrests of scores of Kurdish politicians from the People's Democracy Party (HADEP). [98] In mid-June 1999, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey approved the removal of military judges from the State Security Courts, in an attempt to address criticism from the European Court of Human Rights [ 99 ] and a civilian ...
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, jailed 25 years ago, is again a focus of attention in Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally raised the possibility of his release in ...
The man was awaiting trial on burglary, asault and drug charges, according to The News Tribune. The man hanged himself with a strip of a bedsheet, a sheriff's spokesman said. Jail or Agency: Pierce County Jail; State: Washington; Date arrested or booked: 10/1/2015; Date of death: 7/5/2016; Age at death: 47; Sources: www.thenewstribune.com
Mustafa Suphi the founder of the Communist Party of Turkey and his 14 comrades were assassinated while they were being sent to Erzurum for trial [49] Republic of Turkey (1923–present) [ edit ]
DiGiorgio was previously charged in 2020 with rape of a person “unconscious or asleep,” among other several offenses, but the case was dismissed for lack of a speedy trial, records show. He ...
Jury selection starts April 15 in former President Donald Trump’s trial. He faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide hush money payments.