Kurdish politician Mustafa Çelik who stands trial in Germany on charges of “membership to a terror organisation" has been sentenced to 2,5 years in prison. Çelik is tried within the scope of the 129b article of German Criminal Code, which entered into force in 2002.

As part of the trial that began at Celle High State Court in April, prosecutor asked three years prison sentence for Çelik on august 20, 2015. During the final hearing that was held today, Çelik was charged with engagement in activities as an administrator of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) in the cities of Oldenburg and Hamburg since 2013.

39-year-old Mustafa Çelik was arrested in Bremen city last November. During his first trial at court, he called attention to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Çelik condemned the ECHR and CPT for their silence on the isolation, stressing that Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan launched an all-out war on the Kurdish people in response to their demand and proposals for a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish question. Addressing to the ECHR and CPT, Çelik said; "Whoever remains silent on this savagery is an accomplice to this massacre. If you don't want to be party to this crime, you must see the democratic and rightful demands of the Kurdish people."

On the other hand, the trial of Kurdish politician Kenan Baştu at Celle High State Court also continues since June. The court is expected to announce its decision on Baştu on September 1st.

Baştu remains jailed since October, 2015 and he is accused of running activities as a PKK administrator in Hannover and Sachsen regions since 2014.

A total of 12 Kurdish politicians are currently jailed in Germany for alleged PKK membership.