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Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Kurdish lawmakers freed by Turkish court
Jeannie Shawl at 12:13 PM ET

Former Nobel peace prize nominee Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former lawmakers have been released from prison pending the outcome of an appeals court hearing on charges that the four maintained links to Kurdish rebels. Wednesday's decision to free the former parliament members follows an earlier decision to overturn their convictions and conduct a third trial in the case (see this previous report on JURIST's Paper Chase). Reuters has the full story.



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