In a written statement, the HDP said: "Our Law and Human Rights Commission as well as our party lawyers, filed a criminal complaint against public officials and non-public officials who personally committed and/or participated in the lynching attacks and torture that developed as a result of the perception created by the government while the Turkish society was trying to heal the wounds of the earthquake."

In the criminal complaint, proceedings were requested for "torture and harassment crime", "misuse of office", "willful injury", "deliberate killing", "insult", "deprivation of liberty".

The criminal complaint pointed out the violation of both national and international legislation and said: "The images published on social media, people who are presumed to be law enforcement officers are torturing some civilians they claim to have committed crimes such as theft or looting. We see that torture is praised and instigated."