![]() ![]() Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said those who opposed Turkey´s entry into the EU should think again. “Today´s decision is a sign that the implementation of political reforms, which Turkey has been introducing in the past two years, is gaining ground,” said Guenther Verheugen. Both the Turkish Minister of Justice, Cemil Cicek, and the EU commissioner for enlargement, Guenther Verheugen, links the release to the Turkey´s entry into the EU. ![]() The four had their sentences confirmed in an earlier retrial this year, but European institutions warned that their continued imprisonment would affect Turkey´s efforts to join the EU. ![]() Her appeal will begin on 8 July, but it is thought that the court then will quash the verdict. Leyla Zana, was sent to jail for 15 years – along with fellow MPs Orhan Dogan, Hatip Dicle and Selim Sadak – for collaborating with the PKK. The 1994 Rafto Prize award recipient, said after her release “Today is not the day to fuel sad feelings or pain, today is the day for brotherhood and understanding.” The Kurdish Joan of Arc, Leyla Zana, and three other prominent Kurdish MPs have been freed after ten years from Turkish jail pending on appeal. ![]()
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