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YEREVAN, JULY 31, ARMENPRESS. The leader of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtaş, is under investigation by the Diyarbakır Public Prosecution. Armenpress informs, citing the Turkish “Anadolu” agency that the events of October 6-8, 2014 will be studied during the investigation.
The probe on Demirtaş 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 Demirtaş's legislative immunity be lifted, if the probe concludes that the crimes stated 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 Demirtaş.
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. 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 terroristspouring into the Turkish-Syrian border town ofKobani.