“I believe this is a conjunctural trial in both its investigation and verdict stages. The verdict seems to prove my point. What I did was journalism. I worked with Kurdish, which has been banned for decades and is despised by the state. I voiced my most humane demands in a democratic way within the framework of the freedom of expression. I told these in my plea as well.
“Ez difikirim ku di dema lêpirsînê û dadkirinê de bi temamî li gor konjonktûrê biryar hatiye dayin. Ji xwe biryara hatî dayin jî vê yekê ispat dike. Min rojnamegerî kir. Min bi wî zimanî kir ku dewlet wî hezim nake û bi deh salan ew qedexe kiriye. Min daxwazên herî mirovane, bi rêyên demokratîk û bi azadiya xwe-îfadekirinê diyar kirin.