Trial of Kurdish politician Bedrettin Kavak, who was arrested on charges of “membership to a terror organisation active abroad” within the scope of the 129b article of German Criminal Code in last year's August, has resumed at Hamburg's High State Court today.

Before the beginning of the hearing, Kurds staged a demo in front of the court building, and demanded freedom for Bedrettin Kavak and all political prisoners. Kavak was later brought to the court where he was met with a large crowd.

The Court President Dr. Rühle who announced the three-year prison sentence for Kavak, stated that the court board acknowledged that PKK's role has changed and that they appreciated the fight against ISIS, but defending that PKK was still “a terror organisation with murder purpose”.

Dr. Rühle also mentioned the human rights violations committed by Turkey against Kurds, and cited the massacres in Cizre and Silopi as developments worsening this situation.