Semdinli Case - Supreme Court Of Appeals Annuls Verdict On Kaya And Ildeniz

ANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals Criminal Law Chamber no: 9 annulled the verdict on non-commissioned officers Ali Kaya and Ozcan Ildeniz on the ground of "incomplete investigation" in the case regarding the incidents in Semdinli town of the southeastern city of Hakkari.
The chamber which concluded the appellate review of the case ruled annulment of the verdict by the High Criminal Court (in the eastern city of Van) which sentenced Kaya and Ildeniz to 39 years 5 months and 10 days of imprisonment on charges of "murder, attempted murder and forming a criminal gang".
The court also ruled that the military court should deal with the case.
On November 9th, 2005, a hand grenade was hurled into a bookstore belonged to Seferi Yilmaz, in Semdinli, killing a person. The Semdinli attack set off days of rioting that left four dead.