Demirtaş sentenced to prison for 'insulting the president'

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  • 17:19 22 March 2021
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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.