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The
case against the six people who were arrested and
charged in December last year under anti -terror legislation,
as part of an operation against political activists
supporting the struggle for democracy in Turkey, continued
at Bow Street magistrates today. The case has now
been passed over to the crown court and the defendants
will appear at Southwark crown court on Thursday 8th
May to put in a plea, the trial itself won't start
until late summer probably September.
The
prosecution wanted the case to be heard at the Old
Bailey but the defence argued that the charges, although
serious, did not warrant being heard at the Old Bailey,
the judge agreed saying that only "very serious
and notorious offences" need to go there. The
prosecution have finally served all of their papers
relating to the case, which now totals in excess of
3,500 pages.
Some
of the bail conditions relating to the defendants
have been altered this includes allowing one of them
to go back to the address they were living at when
they were arrested. They were not allowed to return
to the address that they had lived at for many years
after their arrest making them homeless. One of the
other defendants was also living at the same address
at the time of their arrest but is still not allowed
to live on the premises.
The
defendants are also still not allowed to possess,
distribute or assist in the sale of two legal Turkish
language magazines titled Ekmek ve Adalet (Bread and
Justice) and Vatan (Homeland).
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