Abdullah Ocalan, who is leader of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Heval Kwêstanî, a member of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament, had petitioned to nominate Ocalan—who is serving a life sentence in Turkey—for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Kurdish Firat news agency reported.

And it became apparent that the Nobel Committee has approved the Kurdish MP’s petition.   

Kwêstanî had noted that Ocalan is a lot like Nelson Mandela, and he has a good chance to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.