Ramazan Demir, who is in the Van branch of the Great Freedom March, said: "The freedom of the leadership means the freedom of the whole society. We need to break the lock of Imrali to ensure his freedom."
Ahmet Pekbay and Ramazan Demir, who are in the Van (Wan) branch of the ongoing Great Freedom March, spoke to ANF about the action.
Ahmet Pekbay, who joined the Van branch of the Great Freedom March from Cizrer, said: “We are determined to continue our action until the isolation against our Leader ends. We declared a permanent mobilization for our leadership. It is necessary to participate in the actions taking place everywhere. Our leader has been in prison for 25 years, and we have not heard from him for three years. We must ensure the physical freedom of our leader."
Our goal is to break isolation
Ramazan Demir said that, despite all the difficulties, they will continue the march and added: “There is a very heavy isolation imposed on the Kurdish People's Leader Mr. Abdullah Öcalan. Our goal is to break this isolation. The last day of our march will coincide with 15 February [the day Öcalan was captured in Kenya]. Our friends in prison have also been on hunger strike since 27 November. These actions will continue until negotiations are reached and the Kurdish People's Leader is able to play his role for peace. Ensuring the physical freedom of the leadership is not just about one person. The freedom of the leadership means the freedom of the whole society. We need to break the lock of Imrali and ensure the physical freedom of the Leader."
