Date set for Ocalan trial

Ankara - A Turkish state security court yesterday ordered the treason trial of the Kurdish guerrilla chief, Mr Abdullah Ocalan…

Ankara - A Turkish state security court yesterday ordered the treason trial of the Kurdish guerrilla chief, Mr Abdullah Ocalan, to begin on the prison island of Imrali on May 31st.

The trial will be held in a specially designed courtroom on the top-security island where Mr Ocalan has been the only prisoner since his capture in February.

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