To win the next elections, the ruling AKP party needs the growing HDP eliminated. In moves to this aim, AKP has already imprisoned 14 National Assembly members of this party. Yesterday, while another HDP’s representative’s position as an elected National Assembly member was annulled, the Attorney General appointed by president Erdoğan started proceedings to permanently shut down the progressive party. Erdoğan’s votes have been eroding for some time while HDP has nearly doubled.
Turkish police conducted house raids at the early hours of the morning on March 19 in Ankara, the nation’s capital.
Authorities arrested a total of 12 people, which included the president of the Human Rights Association İHD. The rest of the detainees are affiliated with the opposition HDP, which is a progressive electoral party.
To win the next elections, the ruling AKP party needs the growing HDP eliminated. In moves to this aim, AKP has already imprisoned 14 National Assembly members of this party. Yesterday, while another HDP’s representative’s position as an elected National Assembly member was annulled, the Attorney General appointed by president Erdoğan started proceedings to permanently shut down the progressive party. Erdoğan’s votes have been eroding for some time while HDP has nearly doubled.
While there was no government statement on the raids’ reason, the Human Rights Association published a statement informing how their president has been detained. The organization said their president’s detention is only the latest proof of attacks against human rights defenders.
It was only a few days ago the interior minister Süleyman Soylu targeted the Human Rights Association and said, “I wish that Association dies!”
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