Öcalan: Process Can’t Continue Unilaterally

After meeting PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in prison on Imrali Island, Mehmet Öcalan made a statement, expressing his brother’s remarks “Process won’t continue unilaterally, everybody must know this”. 

According to Fırat News Agency (ANF), Mehmet Öcalan set off to Imrali Island to meet his brother yesterday and made a statement upon his return. 

“Our meeting lasted 1 hour. The process won’t continue unilaterally, everbody must know this. If any agreement will be made, it happens bilaterally.” 

“For the past 6-7 months, my brother Abdullah Öcalan did everything he could. But it won’t last forever. This is my impression, it would be useful to let his lawyers and deputy commissions to visit him soon. 

“My brother also condemned the massacres in Syria by Al-Qaeda. This is an inhumane practice. He told me that everybody must know this and it wouldn’t bring any good to the Middle East. He also added that these organizations became a huge problem to the world.”

Along with Mehmet Öcalan, visits included Süleyman Arslan (Öcalan’s uncle) and other inmates’ relatives Felek Cızlamaz and Pervin Oduncu. 

On the other hand, Öcalan's advocates Rezan Sarıca, Cengiz Yürekli, Mazlum Dinç and Hüseyin Boğatekin applied to the Bursa Prosecutor’s Office in order to meet their client. 

Öcalan’s advocates are expected to set off to Imrali Island and meet their client tomorrow unless the office declined the request. (EKN/BM)

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