Six charged with being members of banned PKK group in London

‘We fully recognise the concern and impact this investigation has had upon the local community,’ the Met said. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Six people have been charged with being part of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) after an investigation by counter-terrorism police.

Turkan Ozcan, 59, Mazlum Sayak, 27, Berfin Kerban, 31, Ali Boyraz, 62, Ercan Akbal, 56, and Agit Karatas, 23, have been accused of being members of the proscribed group, the Metropolitan police said.