Prosecutors seek aggravated life sentence for killed bar head

Prosecutors seek aggravated life sentence for killed bar head

DİYARBAKIR
Prosecutors seek aggravated life sentence for killed bar head

Turkish prosecutors sought an aggravated life sentence on March 26 for a suspect accused in the 2015 killing of Tahir Elçi, the former head of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, and two police officers. 

The Diyarbakir Chief Prosecutor’s Office indicted PKK/YPG terrorist Uğur Yakışır for disrupting the unity and territorial integrity of the state, first-degree murder, and related crimes.

Three other police officers are accused of manslaughter by deliberate negligence.

Elçi, who was also a vocal human rights activist, was killed in broad daylight on Nov. 28, 2015, in the central Sur district of the city while making a public statement to draw attention to the damage done to the district’s historic sites, including the area surrounding the famous Four-Legged Minaret.

Two police officers were also killed when gunmen opened fire from a car near the gathering.

Elçi was buried at Yenikoy AsrıCemetery in Diyarbakır with thousands gathering for his funeral.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the European Union. It has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. 

 

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