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Anger over raids on Kurdish community

NOVELIST James Kelman has accused British authorities of cracking down on Kurds “when Turkey barks,” following police raids on family homes.

The Scottish writer issued a statement this morning as the Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan group raised the alarm over “the criminalisation of Kurdish people living in Scotland.”

The campaign said warrants for raids had been issued under Prevention of Terrorism legislation, with detectives in Edinburgh searching for evidence of “support” for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

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