The 55th hearing of the trial against the so called Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) which see 152 Kurdish politicians on the dock has resumed at Diyarbakýr 6th High Criminal Court.

95 out of 152 politicians on trial are in prison, including DEP former deputy Hatip Dicle and Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block deputy Selma Irmak.  

Heavy security measures were taken outside the court before the hearing which is being followed by a number of people including Prof Büþra Ersanlý who has been released only recently and who is still a defendant in another KCK trial.

Defendant Sara Aktaþ who spoke on behalf of all defendants at the hearing said that seven KCK detainees are on an indefinite hunger strike to protest against Öcalan’s isolation and for the right to mother language. Aktaþ warned that the hunger strike of political prisoners will not end until Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader is provided with necessary conditions for negotiation and the right to mother language is recognized for the Kurdish people. “We will not give up our demands”, underlined Aktaþ.