Ocalan accuses Greece of handing him over

Turkish defense lawyer Ahmad Zaki Oglo, who represents the leader of the Kurdistan's Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has announced that Ocalan accused Greece, especially the former chief of the secret intelligence system, recently impeached, of handing him over to the Turkish authorities.

In a statement to the Greek daily "Novima" published on Sunday, Oglo stated that Ocalan told him during their meeting on Thursday that the chairman of the former Greek secret intelligence sent him from Athens to Nairobi in order to be handed over.

The lawyer added, quoting Ocalan, that the "Greek government is responsible for arresting him," saying that at a time when Ocalan asked for political asylum in Greece, they handed him to the Kenyans.

The lawyer indicated that Ocalan asserted to him the need to settle the Kurdish issue in a peaceful way, adding that at the same time Ocalan gave his men instructions to defend themselves.

Oglo said his client is very anxious, but is relatively normal despite being totally isolated from the outer world and exposed to psychological pressure.