The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against jailed HDP former co-chair, Selahattin Demirtaş, at the 19th High Criminal Court in Ankara on the grounds of his written defense statements.

Demirtaş had written: "The chief executive of the operation about me is the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Attorney General Yüksel Kocaman and his deputy. We filed a criminal complaint against them. You will be held accountable before the judiciary." These statements were posted from the Twitter account "Demirtaş Savunma" ["Demirtaş Defense"] and have now been added to the file against him.

Reaction from Demirtaş’ lawyer

Demirtaş's lawyer Mahsuni Karaman said: "We have now also seen that a 'terrorist' investigation has been launched against a statement saying ‘you will be held accountable before the judiciary’. Thank you!" The lawyer added: "Let's repeat then this statement again, here: they will be held accountable for this investigation before the judiciary."