At a Kurdish demonstration in Düsseldorf, re have been violent clashes between participants and police. Many demonstrators were waving flags banned by police with image of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. Even after multiple calls by police, corresponding flags were not rolled in, said a spokeswoman.

When march was stopped, forces with objects were pelteded and attacked with Flagpoles. The cops put on pepper spray, nine demonstrators were detained temporarily. According to police, twelve officials and at least three demonstrators were injured in operation.

The PKK fights in souast of Turkey for more autonomy of Kurds living re. It has long been classified as a terrorist organisation in Germany, EU and Turkey. The Federal Ministry had revised list of banned PKK symbols in March. Among or things, it was forbidden to show Öcalan portraits in public. The Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia had once again confirmed usual legal practice by an emergency procedure on Friday evening.

In mid-September, a demonstration of Kurds in Cologne had already provoked a great deal of outrage in Turkey, because pictures of Öcalan were shown re. The Turkish foreign Ministry criticized at time that German authorities had made a contribution to approval of "spread of terror propaganda" event by PKK supporters. In response, German ambassador was appointed to Ankara.

Date Of Update: 05 November 2017, 12:02