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Defence in Kurdish at Court

Defence in Kurdish at Court

Former Yüksekova Mayor Yetişkin is tried because of a speech given at a sapling planting campaign. At the hearing on 25 July, she was allowed to defend herself in Kurdish. An interpreter translated her speech into Turkish.

26 July 2011 Zeki Dara

Defence Lawyers about to Withdraw from KCK Trial

Defence Lawyers about to Withdraw from KCK Trial

The procedures of the KCK trial heard in Diyarbakır were once more jammed upon the court board's decision not to permit a defence in Kurdish. The microphone was switched off for two defendants. About 100 defence lawyers protested the court.

Turkey Convicted of Restricting Defence in Kurdish

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Turkey Convicted of Restricting Defence in Kurdish

The ECHR saw a violation of the right to a fair trial in the case of Sultan Şaman who was not allowed to see a lawyer or a translator when she was in police custody. Şaman was convicted of "membership in the PKK" by a domestic court. Turkey has to pay € 1,800 in compensation.

7 April 2011 Elvan Kısmet

Defendants Insist on Defence in Their Mother Tongue

MARXIST LENINIST COMMUNIST PARTY

Defendants Insist on Defence in Their Mother Tongue

The 23 defendants tired for their alleged membership of the MLKP communist party insisted on presenting their defence in Kurdish as their mother tongue but the court refused permission. Defendant Çelebi claimed that the detention period of 4 years turned into torture.

13 December 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Rejection of Kurdish Defence Provokes Legal Action

Rejection of Kurdish Defence Provokes Legal Action

MAZLUMDER President Ünsal criticized the court board of the KCK trial in Diyarbakır for "misconduct of office" because they refused permission for a defence in Kurdish. Ünsal demands an administrative and criminal investigation about the court board.

21 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Second KCK Trial in Adana to Start Soon

Second KCK Trial in Adana to Start Soon

The KCK trial in Adana will start on 22 October. The defendants are going to request permission for a defence in Kurdish. Lawyer Özkan announced, "We will request the release of the defendants and demand a courageous decision of the court".

20 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Dismissed Request for Defence in Kurdish

KCK CASE

Court Dismissed Request for Defence in Kurdish

The Diyarbakır 6th High Criminal Court rejected the request of the KCK trial defendants for the permission to present their defence in Kurdish as their mother tongue. The 7,500-page indictment will not be read out as a whole but in a summarized version.

19 October 2010 Tolga Korkut