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?