Ankara - The Diyarbakir 5th High Criminal Court found lawyer Erin Keskin, theatre actor Murat Batgi and author Edip Polat guilty of "inciting hatred and hostility" and handed down a 1 year prison sentence to each of them reports Bianet.org.
The accused were prosecuted for using the terms "Kurdistan" and "Kurds" in a speech on the occasion of the 6th Culture and Art Festival in Diyarbakir three years ago on 31 March 2006.
Furthermore, the court decreed to deprive Keskin, Batgi and Polat of their rights to the assumption of a public office, to do duty for institutions and organizations, the right to vote and be elected, and the right to manage structures such as associations, foundations, companies, unions and parties (Photo: Yuksekovahaber.com).
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The accused were prosecuted for using the terms "Kurdistan" and "Kurds" in a speech on the occasion of the 6th Culture and Art Festival in Diyarbakir three years ago on 31 March 2006.
Furthermore, the court decreed to deprive Keskin, Batgi and Polat of their rights to the assumption of a public office, to do duty for institutions and organizations, the right to vote and be elected, and the right to manage structures such as associations, foundations, companies, unions and parties (Photo: Yuksekovahaber.com).
© Rudaw / Bianet
