The PKK leader is serving a life sentence in a prison on the Turkish island of Imrali.

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Turkish prosecutors have demanded life in prison for the officers, although it is unlikely that any sentence could be carried out.

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From outside the remote prison on the outskirts of Istanbul where the trial was held, Turkish television broadcast live images of despondent relatives after the verdict was announced.

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On 31 December 2012, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced peace negotiations were taking place with Mr Ocalan in Imrali prison, where he is being held.

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The trial was being held at the courthouse-prison complex in the town of Silivri, 70 kilometers outside Istanbul, which has become infamous for housing Turkish generals and journalists accused of plotting coups in high-security prisons.

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