From the article,
''A source close to the case said investigators were probing whether the detained PKK members had been trying to obtain weapons of war.''
So,that he is a PKK leader is not enough to arrest him?
Adem Uzun (the guy arrested) is an alleged PKK leader and was arrested and charged in 2012 with "association and financing of a terrorist group". According to a French judicial source he's suspected of being an important PKK leader in Europe and involved in the purchasing of anti tank missiles for the PKK.
Three other men were arrested and and charged. Two remained in custody.
Actually
they are all innocent until they are proven guilty.
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Institute Kurde as a news source?
I can provide you official and reliable sources,however they are in French.
Terrorisme: 15 kurdes arrêtés à Bordeaux
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2...7-terrorisme-15-kurdes-arretes-a-bordeaux.php
Fifteen Kurds were arrested in Bordeaux and Toulouse as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into attempts to extort funds to finance the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), according to sources .
The persons arrested are officials or suspected cadres of the organization in the southwest of France, it was indicated from a legal source.
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Kurds attack a pro Erdogan demonstration,
''Une cinquantaine de militants pro-kurdes, arborant le drapeau du PKK, opposés au régime du président Erdogan ont tenté d'approcher le rassemblement.''
Two policemen were wounded at that demonstration and what happened to the PKK militants?
Probably taken to custody and up to the police and justice to determine their roles in the demonstration and hand sanctions if necessary.
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Come on Vergennes,your country doesnt do much against the PKK,lets be realistic.
The PKK has alot of freedom in France.
And which one of these news outlets is a major one?
We are blasted for doing nothing and when we do,we "don't do much". You can't randomly arrest and throw people in jail for bogus reasons and charges,there have to be probes opened,months (if not years) of investigation and the verdict which will (eventually) will lead to punishments.
Dix Kurdes condamnés à Paris pour financement du PKK
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/artic...ris-pour-financement-du-pkk_4565253_3224.html
Ten kurds were sentenced for financing the PKK by the appeal court of Paris. They were sentenced in appeal to suspended sentences of 12 months to up to four years in prison. Many already spent from four to twelve months in preventive detention.
The appeal court also handed a fine of €50K to the
Maison du Peuple Kurde (House of Kurdish people) of Marseille and ordered it to be dissolved.
According to the prosecution, under the guise of cultural activities, parties, concerts, the MPK was actually working for the
Kampanya ("campaign" in Turkish), collecting revolutionary tax from the Kurdish diaspora, and served as the financial headquarters of the PKK in the south of France.
Its financial head estimated the annual amount of the Kampanya at €300K,but claimed it was "completely voluntary".
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France also opposed an initiative of many MEPs to withdraw the PKK from EU list of terror organizations.