- The conclusion of the legal proceedings against a suspected PKK mastermind.
After a decade of legal proceedings, the trial against a suspected associate of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is all set to conclude in Hamburg. The defendant is scheduled to make his closing argument on Monday (9:30 AM). Subsequently, the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court may release its decision, as suggested by the court press office. The Federal Prosecutor's Office is advocating for a four-and-a-half-year prison term for the 50-year-old defendant due to allegations of association with a foreign terrorist organization. The defense, however, is pushing for his acquittal.
This Turkish national is implicated for operating as a full-time PKK operative in Northern Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia from September 2018 to June 2020. The defendant was apprehended in Cyprus in March, following a European arrest warrant issued by Germany. He was subsequently shipped to Germany in June and has been detained ever since.
The 50-year-old defendant, accused of operating as a full-time PKK operative, has been associated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The trial against this suspected associate, which has been ongoing in Hamburg, is nearing its conclusion.
