Posted on 05/17/2018 7:16:57 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
ANKARA (Kurdistan 24) - Selahattin Demirtas, Turkey's most influential Kurdish politician and a presidential candidate, could be released from prison within days, one of his lawyers told Kurdistan 24 on Tuesday.
"It is a shame that Mr. Demirtas has not already been freed. It's a great shame for the judiciary. It is legally unacceptable, especially after his becoming a candidate for the presidency," attorney Mahsuni Karaman said.
"I have no doubts that Demirtas will be released in a few days," he added, talking to Kurdistan 24 in the Turkish capital.
Since Demirtas' arrest, his lawyers have made repeated requests to a penal court in Ankara that it release him, arguing that to do so would be in the interest of free and fair elections.
The former Co-leader of opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is competing with the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the run-up to elections that will be held on June 24.
In interviews from prison, he has complained of unfair conditions as the country goes to snap polls Erdogan himself called.
His other rivals, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Muharrem Ince, ultra-nationalist IYI Party's Meral Aksener, and Islamist Temel Karamollaoglu have said Demirtas should be freed.
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Erdogan the Islamist dictator of Turkey deserves the contempt of the free world for his actions.
Erdogan would not release Demirtas, unless he felt the backlash vote would make it harder for him to stay in power. Demirtas is a moderate candidate, but respected by all groups, except the brainwashed Jihadi's.
It should be noted, there are signs some of the world "get's it".
The exchange rate of the Turkish Lira is now $1 -> 4.46 Lira. And their recent ally, Iran, has seen their currency drop by 50% in past 2 months.
I wish Trump would declare a free kurdistan with the expressed purpose of pissing off Turkey. Maybe with the added benefit of enough democrats suffering simultaneous apoplexy to make a measurable difference in the US population tally
Is it more dangerous outside of jail?
In Turkey? I’m not sure. It is not safe in Jail at all and they do torture people.
Outside of jail he will have some protection. I’m not sure how many public forums he will attend. If he were killed while campaigning I think it would hurt Erdogan’s chances to continue in power.
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