According to a report written by journalist Kemal Göktaþ and published today in the daily Vatan, the YSK (Turkish High Election Board) is preparing to deliver its verdict on whether newly elected MP Hatip Dicle (elected in Diyarbakir with the Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block) could indeed enter parliament.

According to Göktaþ's article all signals are pointing to a stopping Dicle entering parliament decision by the YSK. Göktaþ says that YSK could exclude Dicle sending in his place AKP (Justice and Development Party) candidate Oya Eronat, who came second at the count in Dicle's constituency.

Hatip Dicle had been sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison for "PKK propaganda" following a statement he gave on 23 October 2007 to Anka agency.

Dicle's sentence was enacted despite the lawyers' objection. According to the law this imprisonment sentence to more than a year and his conviction for propaganda could mean that he will not be able to get into the parliament even if he was elected. The situation would however be different if the Supreme Court trated his file after the elections.

Speaking to ANF Dicle's lawyer Fethi Gümüþ had said that the sentence didn't create an obstacle to the election of Dicle.