*Turkish
Kurd fugitive arrested in Moscow
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (AFP) A Turkish fugitive wanted by Ankara for his
links to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was arrested Tuesday
at Moscow international airport, the FSB security service was quoted as
saying Wednesday by ITAR-TASS.
Gekalp Sahin, 30, was detained with a false passport while seeking
to board a plane to Amsterdam, the same source said.
Sahin has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in Turkey for his
role in the PKK, according to the FSB, which is expected to hand the fugitive
over to Ankara.
The PKK declared an end in September 1999 to its armed uprising after
its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called for a peaceful solution to the
Kurdish conflict. |