ANKARA - A Turkish court released on Monday the chairman of an opposition political party for "cheating in order to pave his way out of compulsory military service."
A military court in the Turkish capital of Ankara held its fifth hearing against Nurettin Demirtas, the chairman of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) and 71 other people.
The court decided to release 52 people including Nurettin Demirtas, pending trial.
Turkish police detained Demirtas at Ankara`s Esenboga Airport on December 17th, 2007 after he had returned from Germany. He was accused of arranging a fake certificate of disability for discharge in order to be exempt from military service.
The trial began in Ankara on April 21st.
(BRC)