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Turkey: Ocalan death sentence commuted to life sentence:

01 August 2002

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The special state security court in Ankara has enacted the ban on executions, decided in August 2002 by the Turkish government. They have converted the death sentence passed on PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) leader Abdullah Ocalan for treason into a life sentence. Ocalan is being detained in isolation on Imrali island. This decision was taken in the framework of negotiations to be admitted into the EU. Ocalan was tried in 1999 following his capture in Kenya by Turkish security forces. This followed pressure from Turkey for him to be removed from Italy where he had put in an application for political asylum. Long after his arrest and trial, Ocalan was granted political asylum in Italy. El País 4.10.02

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