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PKK News
Turkish soldiers charged with aiding PKK
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A military prosecutor in Turkey has brought charges against eight soldiers kidnapped and released by Kurdish separatist insurgents.
The Turkish troops were captured Oct. 21 when the Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters raided a military base in Turkey, killing 12 soldiers and injuring 13 more, the Turkish Daily News reported Monday.
The military prosecutor brought charges against the eight soldiers on the grounds that if they had kept fighting the 12 others wouldn't have died. The eight were released by the Kurdish fighters Nov. 10.
They were charged with praising a crime and criminal, and not following a direct order. If convicted, they face up three to five years in prison. One soldier also faces a life sentence for charges of aiding in a crime to harm the unity and sovereignty of the country and fleeing overseas.
The indictment said two of the soldiers had not fired their weapons at all during the fight, while another soldier's weapon was missing.
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