The final hearing of the case against Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Imralı Delegation member and former deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder was held at the Diyarbakır 4th Criminal Court of First Instance on Wednesday. Önder is accused of “publicly insulting the Turkish nation, the Turkish Republic state, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey” and the state’s judicial organs" over his remarks at an HDP rally in Bağlar district of Diyarbakir (Amed).

The former MP had previously stood trial for saying that Turkish President “Erdoğan has a shady past” in his statement at the prosecutor’s Office and had been sentenced for "insulting the President". His statement about Erdoğan's past was also included in the new lawsuit filed against him.

While Önder's lawyer, Serdar Çelebi, was present at the hearing, the court ruled dismissal of action over his comment on Erdoğan, stating that it would be a repeated charge.

The court sentenced the former deputy to 5 months in prison over his remarks at the HDP rally in Bağlar on November 5, 2022, and delayed the pronouncement of the judgement.