Ankara 13th High Criminal Court has approved the indictment against 72 members of the Confederation of Public Laborer's Unions (KESK) and unions affiliated to it, who were arrested in a so-called KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) operation in June 2012.

The Ankara centered “KCK /Democratic Labor Platform (DEMEP)” operation on 25 June 2012 was simultaneously carried out in eight provinces, Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, Ağrı, Bitlis, Siirt, Adana and Eskişehir. The operation ended up with the detention of 72 union members, including KESK General Chairperson Lami Özgen, Tüm Bel-Sen Secretary İzzettin Alpergin, Eğitim Sen Secretary Mehmet Bozgeyik as well as many executives and members of primary unions.. In the indictment DEMEP is alleged to be the unionization of the KCK organization and consists of KESK and  Eğitim Sen, Tüm Bel-Sen, BES, ESM, Tarım Orkam-Sen, Haber-Sen, Yapı Yol-Sen, BTS, SES, Kültür Sanat-Sen and DİVES.

In the indictment all 72 members of the union are accused of “being members of an armed organization” and all the legal works of the union are described as evidences of links to the organization. From 7,5 to 15 years prison sentence has been asked for each of the union members.

The first part of the indictment consists of 'evidences' prepared as a result of police's audio surveillance of meetings by KESK and other unions affiliated to it. Union members, mentioned as DEMEP staff,  are accused of fund-raising for KCK, training new staff during meetings, guiding other unions for staging demonstrations against issues beside the point of unions and determining the union's agenda in line with the orders ruled by the organization.