A Danish court fined the owners of the PKK-linked television station on Jan. 10 but did not shut it down, despite finding it guilty of promoting terrorism.
Prosecutors said Roj TV, an international satellite station based in Denmark, was financed and controlled by the 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 5.2 million Danish crowns ($894,800).
In a related development, Eutelsat said on Thursday that it decided to suspend the presence of Roj TV on its satellites in order to what it said avoid incurring criminal liability as an accomplice to terrorist activities.
It also added in a statement it released that it has consequently asked distributors uplinking Roj TV to its satellites to suspend broadcasts of the channel.
Turkish Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday, saying that Eutelsat’s decision is a result of the Danish court’s decision.
