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KurdistanObserver.com
Two Kurds Jailed In Syria: Lawyer
DAMASCUS, Oct 16 (AFP) Syria's state
security court on Sunday sentenced two Kurds each to two-and-a-half years in
prison for belonging to a "secret organisation", their lawyer Faisal Badr said.
The men, Idris Mohammed Mohammed and Mustapha Said Khalaf, are members of
Syria's Kurdish banned Democratic Union Party and were found guilty of belonging
"to a secret organisation aiming to have part of Syrian territory annexed by a
foreign country", said Badr.
"This is the habitual charge made against all Kurds who appear in this
tribunal. It is unfounded because all Kurdish parties seek a democratic and just
solution to the Kurdish problems within the framework of Syria's territorial
unity," he added.
Around 1.5 million Kurds live in Syria out of the total population of around
17 million people. Kurdish leaders reject charges of secessionist aims and say
they want only their political rights and recognition of their language and
culture. |
