The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reached a verdict on the lawsuit filed by the attorneys of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), who is serving a life sentence in Turkey.

Based on the lawsuit, the ECtHR ruled that, in connection with Ocalan, Turkey has violated several human rights articles, reported Milliyet daily of Turkey.  

The ECtHR judgments noted that Turkey has not ensured the prisoner’s rights and the prison conditions for Ocalan, and that the decision on Ocalan’s life sentence has not specified a provision on his release in a special case.     

Abdullah Ocalan is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of organizing numerous killings and bombings, and he serves his sentence on the Imrali island.