Most of the Turks do not want to be part of this tyranny.

THE Selahattin Demirtas he has been in the highest security prison in Turkey since November 2016. The pro-Kurdish HDP is threatened with a ban. It has been characterized by the government for months “Terrorist party”. He is said to have ties to the banned Kurdish terrorist organization PKK. Now turkish justice has targeted the HDP. Prosecutor in Ankara requested Supreme Court of Turkey for its prohibition. He also wants to ban 687 party politicians for five years, including former HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas.

For him, however, this is just a footnote. As of November 2016, the Kurdish politician can no longer be politically active. Situated in high security prison in Edirne. Ankara accuses him of terrorist propaganda, joining a terrorist organization and inciting and inciting violence.

Selahattin Demirtas is considered one of the most important opposition figures in Turkey and has contact with the outside world only through his lawyer. Through this, he answered DW’s questions about the current political situation.

Non-existent categories

German wave: The Prosecutor’s Office has started a process to ban your party. The accusation is that the HDP and its members intended to damage the integrity of the state. He maintains that his party does not accept democratic and universal principles. How do you react to these accusations?

Selahattin Demirtas: All accusations are baseless, illegal and politically motivated. The HDP is a constitutional party, we fully respect democratic and universal principles. With this call for justice, the ruling coalition is trying to win the next election. It is a process with purely political motives. I hope that the Constitutional Court fulfills its role: that is, the protection of democracy and rejects this case of shame.

DW: How do you rate the fact that the Turkish government is campaigning for a more independent judiciary and a more democratic Constitution with the help of the so-called “Action Plan for Human Rights”, but at the same time wants to ban your party and withdraw? ? your parliamentary mandate? by HDP MP and human rights activist Omer Faruk Gergelioglu;

AKP responsibilities

Demirtas: When the Erdogan presented the “Plan of Action for Human Rights”, everyone knew that it was an initiative they wanted to launchthe ashes in the eyes of the west. In fact, the serious violations of the law that occurred, even on the day of the proclamation, demonstrated their true intentions. The AKP government has neither the capacity nor the intention to reform human rights. The judicial and political conspiracy against him Omer Farouk Gergelioglou and the HDP ban has already been proven.

DW: Hundreds of HDP members, including you, are threatened with a ban on your political action. How will this affect Turkish politics?

Demirtas: We do not study politics at Harvard University, we are politicians who come from the people. If we are banned, they will appear. thousands of young politicians. I will continue to be part of the struggle without being a member of a party or a candidate for a constituency. I trust young people and women. The more exposed we are to these illegal attacks, the stronger we become.

DW: The HDP ban is apparently being promoted by Erdogan’s government partner, the supranationalist MHP. Especially MHP leader Devlet Bahceli has repeatedly called for his party to be banned. The AKP has reacted rather moderately. How do you interpret that?

Demirtas: For us, the MHP is non-existent. The political responsibility for this rests with the AKP. I think all the Kurds who ever voted the AKP They will turn their backs on this party of oppression. The AKP’s ban on HDP would be for its political history a unforgettable shame. You will see that the AKP will lose many votes. The majority of the Turkish population does not want to be part of this tyranny.

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