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4w ago

Germany Charges Alleged PKK Functionary After Militant Group Dissolves

The case underscores Europe’s effort to hold former PKK members legally accountable after the group declared an end to armed struggle.

Die Bundesanwaltschaft hat einen mutmaßlichen PKK-Funktionär angeklagt, der in Deutschland sogenannte Sektoren der verbotenen Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans (PKK) geleitet haben soll. Über die Zulassung der Anklage entscheidet das Berliner Kammergericht.
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Die kurdische Arbeiterpartei PKK gilt in Deutschland als ausländische terroristische Vereinigung.

Overview

  • The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office indicted Mehmet K. for alleged membership in the PKK, accusing him of directing PKK sectors across major German cities.
  • Prosecutors say Mehmet K. ordered and supervised activists in propaganda efforts and managed fundraising operations on behalf of the Kurdish militant group.
  • Investigators allege he led PKK sectors in Stuttgart from 2014 to mid-2015, oversaw the Cologne region until late 2015 and managed the Berlin, Hamburg and Lower Saxony network through November 2024.
  • Arrested in Berlin in November 2024, Mehmet K. remains in pretrial detention as the Berlin Court of Appeal prepares to decide on the indictment’s admissibility.
  • The PKK declared its dissolution and end to armed conflict on May 12, 2025, yet continues to be classified as a terrorist organization by Germany, Turkey and their Western allies.