Verdict has been issued in the case against former deputies for the HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party),  Alican Önlü, Ayşe Acar Başaran, Osman Baydemir and Leyla Birlik who had joined a demonstration in Şırnak province in 2015 to protest the curfews imposed on Amed’s Sur district, Mardin’s Dargeçit district and Şırnak’s Cizre and Silopi districts.

The judge ruled that Osman Baydemir and Leyla Birlik “violated the law on meetings and demonstrations”, and sentenced each to 1 year and 6 months in prison.