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Kurdish Speaking Defendants Silenced at Court

DIYARBAKIR KCK TRIAL

Kurdish Speaking Defendants Silenced at Court

In the third week of the "KCK trial", procedures reached the presentation of the defence. 152 defendants are tried for their alleged affiliation with the Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan. When the defendants spoke Kurdish, the microphone was switched off.

5 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Principle of Fair Trial Endangered?

KCK TRIAL

Principle of Fair Trial Endangered?

On the second day of the KCK trial, the number of defendants increased by one to 152. The court decided to read out a summary of the 7,500-page indictment. Yıldırım of the Mardin Bar Association sees a violation of the right to a fair trial in the court's dismissal of the defendants' request to present their defence in Kurdish.

20 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ