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| Preliminary charges filed against Turkish man regarding 3 Kurdish activists killed in Paris |
| 2013-01-21 |
| French prosecutors have filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges against a Turkish citizen who worked as a driver for one of three Kurdish activists who were gunned down this month in Paris, an official said Monday. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Omer Guney, drove for the most prominent victim, a woman who helped found the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, a rebel group seeking autonomy for Turkey's Kurds. Guney has told investigators he has been a member of the PKK for two years, Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters. There is "serious and corroborating evidence" to show that Guney had a role in the Jan. 9 killings, Molins said. Guney is now being detained while prosecutors decide if there is sufficient evidence to upgrade the preliminary charges of murder in connection with a terrorist operation and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a terrorism operation to formal charges. If evidence does not support those suspicions, the charges will be dropped. |
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