A Kurdish citizen of Turkey who had travelled to Orumiyeh to visit his family in May was arrested by security forces and sentenced to five years of Imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on charges of cooperating with one of the Kurdish parties.
“In late June, a Kurdish citizen called Rahim Turgut residing in the city of Gever (Bakurê Kurdistanê/Turkish Kurdistan) was arrested by security forces at one of his relative’s house. He had legally travelled to Orumiyeh with a passport to visit his relatives.”, an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).
“Rahim Turgut was interrogated by Security forces for one month at the Intelligence Detention Centre of the Orumiyeh on charges of cooperating with the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). He was later transferred to the Orumieh Central Prison. The court hearing was held at Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Orumieh last week headed by Judge Sheikhlo who sentenced to Rahim Turgut to five years in prison on charges of cooperating with the PKK,” the source added.
Last week, a five-year prison sentence was formally served on the above-mentioned detainee in prison. He is currently detained in ward 3 and 4 Orumiyeh central prison.
