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| Q&A TRIAL
OVERVIEW |
Q: What are the charges Ocalan faces?
A: Ocalan has been charged with treason for threatening the unity of the state, which carries the death penalty. He is being held responsible for the death of some 30,000 Turkish nationals who lost their lives in PKK-related violence. |
| THE
INDICTMENT |
Excerpts from the 139-page indictment against Abdullah Ocalan, chieftain of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist gang: "Abdullah Ocalan seriously endangered the ... indivisible unity of the Turkish Republic ... using the (PKK) organization and its members as an intermediary for racial animosity and violence and saw no harm in pushing them to death in the pursuit of an absurd dream."... "The PKK gangs displayed total savagery in their attacks on civilians, killing women, men, old, young or babies indiscriminately. Some citizens died, burning alive in their houses."... "Countries such as Greece, Syria and Iran have given the PKK every kind of support while Western countries have provided facilities."... "It is certain that drug traffickers who gave the PKK a share from the drug trade also received the help of PKK members in the smuggling and selling of drugs." |
| May 31, 1999
Day 1 |
Ocalan
apologizes, admits guilt
APOLOGY : 'I share the grief
of the families of the martyrs... I apologize...
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| June 1, 1999
Day 2 |
Ocalan
confesses, lists collaborators
Collaborators: Syria, Greece,
Greek Cyprus, Iran, Iraq Yugoslavia, Armenia,
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| June 2, 1999
Day 3 |
Ocalan
disowns PKK terror
The court continued on Wednesday interrogating the separatist chieftain, who admitted overall responsibility for PKK terrorism, but denied responsibility for most of the gang's deadly attacks. Reconfirming that the PKK was receiving financial assistance from Greece as well as being provided with training bases on Greek territory, Ocalan confirmed Wednesday that the Greek Cypriot administration was also sending money to the gang. |
| June 3, 1999
Day 4 |
Ocalan wants PKK to convene peace congress... 250 million dollar budget in Swiss banks |
| June 4, 1999
Day 5 |
Ocalan continued his disclosures on Friday. He denied having met Dutch or Belgian officials but said the PKK did meet German and Italian officials. He said the ERNK, the political wing of the PKK, is strong and active in Belgium and the Netherlands, noting that the officials of both countries are aware of the fact that the ERNK is directly linked to the terrorist organization... Ocalan also said he met with Lord Avebury two or three times in 1998... He said a man named Ali Homan Gazi had mediated between the PKK and the German government... |
| June 8, 1999
Day 6 |
Prosecutors demand death for Ocalan, trial adjourned |