Prison sentences for 24 Kurdish politicians upheld

The 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation upheld the Hakkari 1st High Criminal Court’s decision to sentence 24 Kurdish politicians to prison sentences ranging from 8 to 17 years in 2019.

The Court of Cassation found the sentences given to 24 people, including former co-mayor of Yüksekova Municipality, Remziye Yaşar, who was deposed in the case known as ‘KCK Yüksekova Case, ‘in accordance with the law’.