A Turkish court sent seven Kurdish youth activists to prison who were detained along with Revolutionary Patriotic Youth Organization (DYG) spokesman Sedat Karadag in Yuksekova, a district of Hakkari province.

Karadag was shot on the head by Turkish soldiers in a checkpoint outside of Yuksekova on Thursday. Karadag was taken to Van State Hospital while 7 Kurdish activists were detained along with 2 drivers.

A Turkish court in Van released the drivers and sent 7 Kurdish activists to prisons for alleged membership to an illegal organization.

Activists, Caner Doðan, Cihan Temur, Vehdat Özkesici, Aziz Sevmiþ, Fatih Daðlar, Cumhur Korkmaz and Yaþar Dalar used their right to remain silent during their detention and first court session.

They were all transferred to Van F Type Prison after the trial.