Constitutional Court To Start Debating Closure Case Against Hadep

ANKARA - The Constitutional Court will start debating the closure case against the People's Democracy Party (HADEP) on charges of ''becoming focal point of actions targeting inseparable integrity of the state with its country and nation'' on February 26.
Sources told the A.A correspondent that Constitutional Court Chief Judge Mustafa Bumin set a date to start debating the case.
The Constitutional Court delegation will convene at 10.00 a.m. on February 26.
During his term in office as chief prosecutor of Supreme Court of Appeal Vural Savas filed a lawsuit against the HADEP on January 29, 1999. Following retirement of Savas, Sabih Kanadoglu was appointed as new chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
In the indictment, it was claimed that there had been an organic tie between the HADEP and the terrorist organization PKK.
It said, ''like the People's Labour Party (HEP) and the Democracy Party (DEP) which were closed down previously, the HADEP has been under control of the PKK. The HADEP staged some illegal activities in line with directives and orders of the PKK. Congresses of the HADEP became fields in which demonstrations were held in favor of PKK and its head Abdullah Ocalan.''
The indictment noted that the HADEP should be closed down on charges of ''becoming focal point of actions targeting inseparable integrity of the state with its country and nation'' in accordance with Articles 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82 of the Political Parties Law and Articles 68 and 69 of the Constitution.
(UK-AÖ) 24.02.2003