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Turkey's main opposition parties, lawyers and rights groups demanded the release of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas on Tuesday following a binding European rights court ruling nine years after his imprisonment.

Five were sentenced to life imprisonment, while nine others were handed jail sentences ranging from three to 20 years.

The Shenzhen court also handed two other defendants death sentences with two-year reprieves -- a verdict that often results in life imprisonment.

Anyone in uniform suspected of lacking loyalty faces imprisonment, torture and possibly death.

For trafficking involving large amounts of drugs, Georgian law provides for sentences of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.