rant ▁D ink ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁was ▁among ▁several ▁people ▁who ▁received ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁court ▁cases ▁against ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁include : ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁an ▁illegal ▁act ▁by ▁providing ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁for ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁a ▁cor pse . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁was ▁acqu itted . ▁ ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁other ▁may ors ▁of ▁the ▁D TP ▁Party ▁were ▁ind icted ▁because ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁they ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Anders ▁F og h ▁R asm ussen ▁ur ging ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁television ▁station ▁Ro j ▁TV . ▁They ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁supporting ▁the ▁PK K . ▁The ▁trial ▁started ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁asked ▁for ▁sentences ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years ' ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁ 5 2 ▁may ors . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁viol ating ▁a ▁Turkish ▁law ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁letters ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁alphabet ▁when ▁he ▁sent ▁out ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁gre eting ▁in ▁Kur d ish ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁letter ▁" W ". ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁