Turkish top court blocks bank accounts of PKK-linked HDP
A top Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party over its alleged ties to terrorism. HDP has been accused of being the political wing of the bloody-minded PKK terror group which has been waging a decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state.
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- Published Date: 03:38 | 05 January 2023
- Modified Date: 03:38 | 05 January 2023
Turkish Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday to block Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) bank accounts containing Treasury financial support as it continues hearing a case seeking the HDP'S closure over alleged ties to bloody-minded PKK terror group, state-owned Anadolu news agency said.
The constitutional court is hearing a prosecutor's request to ban the party before the vote.
Chief prosecutor Bekir Sahin is due to argue his case in court on Tuesday.
The court will then have the option of either dissolving the party or banning some of its members if it rules against the HDP.
Turkish media reports say the party was due to receive 539 million liras ($29 million) in treasury funding this year.