Turkish mayor sentenced to prison for PKK propaganda

21/11/2008

ANKARA, Turkey -- A court in Diyarbakir on Thursday (November 20th) sentenced a mayor to 15 months in prison for making a statement in support of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Ahmet Ertak is mayor of the Sirnak district in one of the municipalities in southeastern Sirnak province, which is a scene of frequent clashes between PKK members and the Turkish military. The court found him guilty of terrorist propaganda. According to the indictment, in a report aired by the France-24 TV channel, Ertak sought help for the PKK, which Turkey, the EU and the United States consider a terrorist organisation. (NTV, Bianet, Hurriyet, Milliyet - 20/11/08)

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