"Turk mayor indicted over dead rebel in ambulance
30 May 2006 14:27:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, May 30 (Reuters) - A Turkish mayor could face a jail sentence of up to one year for sending a city ambulance to transport the body of a Kurdish rebel killed in a clash with troops, according to a prosecutor's indictment.
The indictment, details of which were obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, said the use of the ambulance had incurred losses of 16.8 lira ($11) for the city council in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast."
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