Turkey relocates Ocalan within island prison amid peace process

Crime · First reported 1 Nov, 09:04 · Updated 09:25

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Turkey has moved Abdullah Ocalan to a newly built section of the prison on Imrali island, according to Kurdish official Mithat Sancar. Sancar said the peace process had been paused for two months and called for it to accelerate.

A senior Kurdish official said Ocalan was moved to a newly built part of the Imrali island prison, where he has been held since 1999.
Sancar said the peace process had been on pause for two months and argued that Ocalan’s move made accelerating it necessary.
The reports say the PKK announced it would disarm and end hostilities, and that Turkey later approved a conditional pardon for thousands of PKK fighters.

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Key facts

Prison: Imrali island prison in the Marmara Sea.
Relocation: Ocalan was moved to a newly built section; better accommodations were not confirmed by Sancar.
Held since: 1999.
Peace process: Sancar said it had been paused for two months.