Three Kurdish patriots from Normandy take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg

In the 579th week, three Kurdish patriots from the Normandy region of France took over the vigil in Strasbourg, demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative launched in Strasbourg on 25 June 2012 to ensure the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to end the isolation imposed on him reached week 579.

This week, three Kurdish patriots from the Normandy region of France took over the action.

The group includes Mehmet Serhat, Hüseyin Çattı and Mustafa Durmaz.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Mehmet Serhat expressed his hope and expectation, arguing that on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, Kurds "stepped into a brighter history."

Serhat asked everyone to do their best to achieve the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.