Former HDP MP Çağlar Demirel was sentenced to five months in prison in Amed (tr. Diyarbakir) for a speech she had made in 2016. The sentence for "disparaging the Turkish nation, its state, parliament and government, and its judiciary" was handed down by the 14th Criminal Court. Demirel was represented by her lawyer, Serdar Çelebi.

The prosecution demanded a prison sentence for Demirel, arguing that the politician had committed the offence she was charged with by making a speech on 5 November 2016.

Lawyer Serdar Çelebi recalled the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in favour of former HDP leader Figen Yüksekdağ and another 13 HDP MPs, including Demirel, in a similar matter and called for this decision to be included in the case file. The ECtHR ordered Turkey to pay a fine of €184,600 in compensation in the case. While Çelebi demanded acquittal for his client, the judge rejected the defence's request and sentenced Demirel. A motion to suspend the execution of the prison sentence was also rejected.