Former Diyarbakir mayor Osman Baydemir released from custody
17:20, 2 June 2017YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Turkish lawmaker of the HDP (People’s Democratic Party) Osman Baydemir, the former Mayor of Diyarbakir who has recognized the Armenian Genocide, who was detained by law enforcement agencies on June 2, has been released, Diken reports.
The lawmaker was released shortly after being questioned in a Diyarbakir court.
The Diyarbakir Court issued an arrest warrant for Baydemir on May 30.
He is accused in insulting police officers in 2012, when he was in office as Mayor.
The Prosecutor seeks 1-3 years imprisonment.
Baydemir has officially apologized for the Armenian Genocide during his years in office as Diyarbakir Mayor.
He is known for his assistance in restoring the Armenian St. Kirakos Church of Diyarbakir.
Baydemir visited Armenia in 2014, and laid flowers at the Eternal Flame in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial.
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