Radio Anchor Detained for Quoting Ocalan
Gundogdu is being accused for broadcasting against the indivisible integrity of the state, and for affiliation with illegal organization since she quoted a May 3 statement by the imprisoned Kurdish PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan during her radio program. Ocalan had made the statement through his lawyers. After her testimony was taken, Gundogdu was released pending the trial.
Trial for Ocalan statement
Gundogdu had quoted a story published in the daily Ulkede Ozgur Gundem (Free Agenda in the Country) titled A war could break out, and I cannot prevent it. She concluded the program saying, It is our soldier, police and guerilla who dies in the war. We should side with peace.
Commenting for bianet, Gundogdu said the Press Bureau had only recoded the first half hour of the two-hour program. She said she told the prosecutors about the rest of the program.
Gundogdu, who has been working at the radio station since February 2004, will stand trial in the coming days. (EO/BB)
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