Turkey’s top court has ruled that the rights of a pro-Kurdish former lawmaker were violated by his detention on terrorism charges, opening the way for his release and restoration of his parliamentary status, broadcaster Haberturk said on Thursday, Reuters reports.
Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party, had his parliamentary status removed in March and was jailed in April after a 2-1/2 year jail sentence for spreading terrorist propaganda became final.
Haberturk said the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that Gergerlioglu's right to be elected and engage in political activity as well as his right to personal freedom and security had been violated.
