ANKARA - The 10th session of the Kobanê Political Genocide Trial has started. Many people from the Black Sea Region attended the hearing.

 

10th session of the 3rd hearing of the Kobanê Political Genocide Trial, where 108 people, including the former Co-Chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş, and the former Co-Chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Sebahat Tuncel are on trial. It started in Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court.

 

HDP MPs, HDP provincial and district organization representatives, as well as many viewers, lawyers and journalists attended the hearing held at the Sincan Prison Campus Trial Hall. Many people from the Black Sea Region were present in the hall to watch the hearing.

 

Figen Yüksekdağ connected with SEGBİS

 

HDP former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ, former Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak, who was replaced by a trustee, DBP former Co-Chair Emine Ayna, HDP former Central Executive Board (MYK) member Zeynep Ölbeci from prisons where they are held, HDP former MYK members Berfin Özgü Köse, Can Memiş and Cihan Erdal, who were released in the previous sessions, were also connected to the hearing from Istanbul via the Sound and Video Information System (SEGBİS).

 

Selahattin Demirtaş was excluded from hearing

 

Former HDP MP Gülser Yıldırım, Aysel Tuğluk, İmralı Delegation member Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Ahmet Türk, Gülfer Akkaya and Altan Tan did not attend the hearing by making excuses. Due to the health problems, Kars Municipality Co-mayor Ayhan Bilgen, who was replaced by a trustee and was released in the previous sessions, as HDP former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was preparing for his defense, was excluded from hearing.

 

17 politicians in the courtroom

 

Former Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chair Sebahat Tuncel, Free Women’s Movement (TJA) activist Ayla Akat Ata, HDP former spokesperson Günay Kubilay, HDP Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member Ali Ürküt, HDP former MPs Emine Beyza Üstün, İbrahim Binici, HDP Foreign Relations Commission member Nazmi Gür, HDP new term MYK member Alp Altınörs, Meryem Adıbelli, HDP former compter Zeki Çelik, Kurdish Pen member writer Nezir Çakan, HDP former MYK members Pervin Oduncu, Ayşe Yağcı, Bircan Yorulmaz, Bülent Parmaksız, İsmail Şengül, Dilek Yağ and Sibel Akdeniz were present in the courtroom.

 

The hearing, which started with the identification, continues with the defense of the politicians regarding the arrest investigation.