13 of 21 Kurdish politicians against whom a lawsuit was filed in relation to the self-governance process in Dêrik were sentenced to 6 years and 3 months each on the basis of "secret witness" statements.
The final hearing of the lawsuit filed against 21 Kurdish politicians in relation to the self-governance process in 2015-2016 in the Derik district of Mardin was held on Monday. The politicians tried without arrest did not attend the hearing held at the 3rd High Criminal Court, while their lawyers were present. The prosecutor's office repeated the final opinion presented in the previous hearing and demanded 21 politicians to be sentenced to imprisonment.
The lawyers stated that they repeated their defense statements in the previous hearing and demanded the acquittal of their clients.
The court acquitted Adil Dölcek, Hamdullah Duran, İbrahim Ektiren, Mehmet Sıddık Şanlı, Nurettin Ektiren, Remzi Kıran, Sedat Mercen and Zeynep Demir.
The court sentenced Abdülhamit Aksoy, Bedirhan Ektiren, Bedirhan Eye, Bedran Savucu, Cengiz Gezer, İhsan Demir, Mahmut Aktaş, Mehmet Bilgen, Mehmet Sıddık Aksak, Mehmet Şirin Eye, Ramazan Özdoğan, Semih Bilgen and Tarık Ektiren to 6 years and 3 months each on the charge of "membership in an illegal organisation”, meaning the PKK.
