COPENHAGEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) – A Danish court imposed a small fine on the owners of a Kurdish television station on Tuesday but did not shut it down, despite finding it guilty of promoting terrorism, a decision condemned by Turkey which is fighting Kurdish separatists.
Prosecutors said Roj TV, an international satellite station based in Denmark, was financed and controlled by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group labelled a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Ankara has long sought to have Roj TV banned. However, the Copenhagen court did not revoke its broadcasting licence and instead fined the two companies behind it 65,000 Danish crowns ($11,100) each.
The verdict was cheered by dozens of Kurdish demonstrators who gathered outside the courthouse but was condemned by Turkey as lending support to terrorists.
” This is an absolutely irresponsible decision far from prudence ,” Turkish Minister for EU Affairs
via UPDATE 1-Turkey angry after Danish court leaves Kurd TV on air – chicagotribune.com.