In October 2014, the HDP issued a call inviting its sympathizers to the streets, sparking illegal demonstrations as a token of “solidarity” with Syria's Kurdish populated town of Kobani that was then under siege by terrorist group ISIL. The resulting street clashes left nearly 40 people dead.
The probe on Demirtas concerns charges of "inciting a part of the public against another by arming them" as stated in the "Crimes against Public Peace" segment of the Turkish Criminal Code.
The prosecutor will also demand Demirtas's legislative immunity be lifted, as per Article 83 of the Turkish Constitution, if the probe concludes that the crimes spelled out in the charges were indeed committed.
If a criminal case is launched, the prosecutor might demand a prison term of up to 24 years against Demirtas.
Dozens of people, including two policemen, were killed last October as pro-Kurdish protesters took to streets across the country under the pretext that the Turkish government was allegedly doing nothing to halt the advance of Daesh terrorists pouring into the Turkish-Syrian border town of Kobani.
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An investigation has been launched against People's Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş for allegedly provoking people by arming them during violent protests triggered by events in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani late last year, with prosecutors seeking up to 24 years for the politician.
The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched the probe into Demirtaş, the Hürriyet daily reported on Wednesday. If the prosecutors decide that the politician committed the alleged crimes, they will ask Parliament to lift the immunity of Demirtaş.
The HDP politician faces up to 24 years in prison if his immunity is lifted and a case is filed against him.
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have accused Demirtaş of supporting the Kobani protests, with Erdoğan many times holding jim responsible for the death of more than 30 people killed during the protests on Oct 6-7, 2014...................http://www.todayszaman.com/national_hdps-demirtas-faces-up-to-24-years-for-provoking-people-during-kobani-protests_395115.html
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A Turkish prosecutor launched an investigation on Thursday into the head of the pro-Kurdish opposition over accusations that he "provoked and armed" protesters during demonstrations in the country's southeast last year, local media said...
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Erdogan urged parliament this week to lift the immunity from prosecution of politicians with suspected links to militants.
Dozens were killed in eastern Turkey last October after riots by Kurds over what they saw as the government's refusal to help Syrian Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists in the besieged Syrian town of Kobane just over Turkey's southern border.
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