Kurds pay price for 'Mr' remark

[Aidoneus]

Kurds pay price for 'Mr' remark

Two members of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party have been arrested for calling Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan "Mr Ocalan".

The remark came on Saturday in a press statement about prison conditions by two local officials of the Democratic People's Party.

They referred to Abdulllah Ocalan as "sayin", which also means "respected and esteemed" in Turkish.

They are now accused of "propaganda in favour of a terrorist organisation."

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3370079.stm

[xchrom]

1. is john ashcroft

the attorney general there too?

[mobuto]

3. That's MISTER John Ashcroft to you,

son.

[Robb]

2. Eventually

...this pResident Monkey-in-a-Man-Suit crap is gonna get us all locked up. :eyes:

[David__77]

4. The polite thing to say: Kurds have "limited freedom."

If Turkey ever, ever wants to be a part of the united Europe that is emerging, it will have to find a comprehensive accord with the Kurds. They should leave no options off the table in doing so. Either that, or it can choose to remain on the path of Atuturk.

[Barrett808]

5. We sure knows how to picks our allies n/t

n/t