He was the subject of §129b proceedings and was convicted of “membership of the PKK”. He was not even charged with an individual offense.
The public prosecutor’s office demanded a prison sentence of 5 years.
Since Ali Özel was forced to leave his home country in 1994, he has continued to persistently campaign for Kurdish rights in Germany. He will now have to go to prison for the third time for his commitment, which has been systematically criminalized as terrorism.
Two Kurdish activists were already sentenced last week: Sabri Çimen for 3 years and Tahir Köçer for 2.5 years.
It is obvious that these trials are not about justice, but about the enforcement of political interests.
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