DIYARBAKIR, Kurdistan, — A Kurdish political prisoner held in Diyarbakir D- Tip prison set himself ablaze yesterday afternoon, report said.
Members of Tuha-Der, the prisoners association were not allowed to speak to the prisoner, Ferit Orak.
The man, who is in prison on charges of PKK membership, was taken to the intensive care unit of Dicle University. It is said that his body sustained burns on up to 35 percent of his body.