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bne IntelliNews on MSNIn Kurdish peace moves, expect ailing founder Ocalan to get Turkish Riviera house arrest and “Real PKK” splinter to emerge, says analystThis week’s disbanding of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) could see its ailing 77-year-old founder Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in jail for 26 years, “get house arrest in the sunny Turkish Riviera”,
Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has welcomed the group's decision to dissolve itself in line with his appeal in February.
In a message released on Tuesday, Ocalan conveyed his respect and approval of the congress, held from Nov. 5 to 7, and paid tribute to senior PKK figures Ali Haydar Kaytan and Riza Altun, whose deaths were announced recently.
To fully disarm, we must also trust the state," said Murat Karayılan, a senior member of the militant group that declared its disbanding.
Decision concluded at PKK's 12th congress under call of imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan, as reported by Firat News