DEVA Party member Beştaş: İmamoğlu's arrest is a sabotage of Öcalan's call.

23.03.2025 20:40

The HDP's Erzurum MP Meral Danış Beştaş made a striking statement regarding the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu. Beştaş said, "These steps are acts of sabotage; they are a sabotage against negotiations, dialogue, and Mr. Öcalan's call on February 27, and we are working to thwart these sabotages, we are working for a solution."

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After the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, a striking statement came from the DEM Party. Meral Danış Beştaş, a member of parliament from the DEM Party in Erzurum, stated in an interview with BBC Turkish that İmamoğlu's arrest is a sabotage of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for "laying down arms."

BEŞTAŞ FROM DEM PARTY: İMAMOĞLU'S ARREST IS A SABOTAGE OF ÖCALAN'S CALL

Beştaş said: "I would like to say that these steps are acts of sabotage; a sabotage against negotiations, dialogue, and Mr. Öcalan's call on February 27, and we are working to thwart these sabotages, we are working for a solution. We find this arrest decision absolutely unacceptable.

I don't even find it necessary to evaluate these reactions because it is very clear from the news reflected in the media and public that where we stand is very evident. We know that Kurds have been the most marginalized and targeted group. No one has the right to question the democracy and peace struggle of the Kurdish society; they have no such right. The grounds for the arrest cite the suspicion of fleeing and tampering with evidence. We all know that there is no basis for this, and those who write this know it too.

"IT SHOWS THAT ALL OF THIS WAS PLANNED IN ADVANCE"

The cancellation of the diploma, being detained during the Nevruz process, and the arrest on March 23 when the CHP set up the ballot boxes is quite significant and shows that all of this was planned in advance. The dates and turning points appear as political engineering. While millions of Kurds and peoples of the Middle East raise their demands and hopes for peace during Nevruz, such an application has harmed the belief in democracy. It also raises questions in the minds of the Kurdish people."

Beştaş also spoke about Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş's statement, "Yesterday, while flags that I consider rags were waved somewhere in the east, the police gave cotton candies to those going to that rally." Beştaş said they would file a criminal complaint regarding Yavaş's speech.