Demirtaş sentenced to prison for 'insulting the president' 2021-03-22 17:19:06   ANKARA - Former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for "insulting the President". Selahattin Demirtaş, former Co-Chair of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who is currently held in Edirne F-Type High Security Prison, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for "insulting the President". The court gave the sentence at the maximum limit and without any reduction.