Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP for Amed, Nursel Aydoğan, whose parliamentary membership was revoked in early May, has been given a jail sentence of 20 months. Aydoğan is charged with “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization” due to her speech at a funeral in Elbistan district of Maraş for HPG guerrilla Oruç Ay who lost his life in 2012.

The indictment prepared by Maraş Chief Prosecutor's Office has been approved by Maraş 2nd Heavy Penal Court. Lawyers will appeal against the sentence following the official announcement of the final judgment.

Aydoğan had been jailed as part of the operations against HDP deputies in November 2016 and released on April 21, 2017 with a ban to travel abroad.

Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor's Office raised an objection to Aydoğan's release and appealed to Diyarbakır 5th Heavy Penal Court for an arrest warrant to be issued against her. After a consideration of the appeal, the court issued the arrest warrant. HDP MP was later sentenced to 4 years, 8 months and 7 days in prison and her parliamentary membership was revoked when the final judgment was read out at the plenary on May 9.

Mersin 2nd Heavy Penal Court had also given a 10-month prison sentence for Aydoğan for allegedly “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization”.