Turkey: Court gave unbelievable penalties to 20 students: 590 years imprisonment

6 December 2012 / Dicle News Agency – In the judgement hearing of 21 students of them 8 arrested, the court board gave extraordinary imprisonment penalties to the students that were judged with the claims of being in DYGM (Democratic Patriotic Youth Council). The court board gave dozens years of imprisonment and extracted arrest decision to 10 other students. 20 students were sentenced to 590 years 9 months imprisonment penalty and 36 thousands tl money penalty.

The judgement hearing of 21 students of them 8 arrested, who were judged since the operations made on 19 March 2010 in Antalya, was held in Izmir 10th High Penalty Courthouse. The arrested students and their lawyers stood by in the hearing. As it’s known, the DYGM (Democratic Patriotic Youth Council) is a youth organization under the body of the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party).
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