Wednesday, April 09, 2008

3 Kurdish teenagers could stand trial for singing rebel song in US

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3 Kurdish teenagers could stand trial for singing rebel song in US
The Associated Press
updated 8:44 a.m. PT, Tues., April. 8, 2008

ANKARA, Turkey - A lawyer says three Kurdish teenagers could stand trial for allegedly singing a Kurdish rebel song under rebel flags during a music festival in the United States in October.

Defense lawyer Baran Pamuk says the teenagers were part of a 15-member chorus that allegedly sang a song called "Enemy" during a tour of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. He says an indictment demands their prosecution on charges of spreading the separatist propaganda of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is fighting the Turkish state.

Pamuk said Tuesday a court will decide whether to hear the case. The three are aged between 16 and 17.
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