HDP Co-chair is jailed since 4 November 2016 and he will appear in court for the first time since his imprisonment as he has attended the hearings so far through the video conferencing system SEGBİS.
The third hearing of the lawsuit against Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş will be held on 7 July in Ankara.
Demirtaş is being tried on charge of "public humiliation of the Turkish government, the judiciary, the military or law enforcement agency”. The charge is based on one of his social media sharing.
The following phrases are included in aforementioned social media sharing: “All armies are desperate against the people. The army of Tayyip Erdoğan’s palace has been already defeated, they will be defeated again”.
Demirtaş will attend the hearing in person. The hearing will be held at 35th Penal Court of First Instance in Ankara on 7 July 2017, Friday.
HDP Co-chair is jailed since 4 November 2016 and he will appear in court for the first time since his imprisonment as he has attended the hearings so far through the video conferencing system SEGBİS.
