Demirtaþ: Government should stop talking about provocation at funeral
Demirtaþ: Government should stop talking about provocation at funeral
Speaking to the press at Cegerxwin Youth Cultural Center on Wednesday, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaþ strongly reacted against the “provocation” warnings of government officials before the funeral ceremonies for three Kurdish women who were killed in Paris on 9 January. “Provocation always came from the side of deep forces and government authorities so far, not from the people”, underlined Demirtaþ and called for broad participation in the funeral ceremony for three women in the main Kurdish city Diyarbakýr tomorrow.
“The funeral ceremonies are expected to lead to a provocation and are compared to the Habur event [when peace groups from Kandil were met by tens of thousands when they enter into Turkey], however, we don't describe the Habur event as a provocation, for it was rather an event the relevant authorities failed to plan well preparing the Turkish society for it. What they call provocation is nothing more than the joy of the people to welcome back into their country people who had been forced out”, said BDP co-chair. He added that the government should take measures to prevent potential provocations during the funerals. “The Kurdish people will be joining these ceremonies to show their love for the three Kurdish women brutally murdered in Paris last week. The people are also angry and they will therefore protest against the killings during the ceremonies. Authorities should consider it fair and reasonable for these people to express their feelings during funerals. There is no need to lead to an unnecessary concern as no troubles will be created from our side.”
Demirtaþ described Sakine Cansýz, Fidan Doðan and Leyla Þaylemez as politicians who worked for peace and freedom and added; "Expressing solidarity with these three women means espressing solidarity with the ongoing process of talks now. People will be condemning the killings, which are actually an attack against at Mr. Öcalan, and show that they support the Imralý process by protesting against these executions. The state cannot solve the Kurdish problem by deciding on how Kurds should live their pains and joy. This is a very wrong approach.”
“The funeral ceremonies are expected to lead to a provocation and are compared to the Habur event [when peace groups from Kandil were met by tens of thousands when they enter into Turkey], however, we don't describe the Habur event as a provocation, for it was rather an event the relevant authorities failed to plan well preparing the Turkish society for it. What they call provocation is nothing more than the joy of the people to welcome back into their country people who had been forced out”, said BDP co-chair. He added that the government should take measures to prevent potential provocations during the funerals. “The Kurdish people will be joining these ceremonies to show their love for the three Kurdish women brutally murdered in Paris last week. The people are also angry and they will therefore protest against the killings during the ceremonies. Authorities should consider it fair and reasonable for these people to express their feelings during funerals. There is no need to lead to an unnecessary concern as no troubles will be created from our side.”
Demirtaþ described Sakine Cansýz, Fidan Doðan and Leyla Þaylemez as politicians who worked for peace and freedom and added; "Expressing solidarity with these three women means espressing solidarity with the ongoing process of talks now. People will be condemning the killings, which are actually an attack against at Mr. Öcalan, and show that they support the Imralý process by protesting against these executions. The state cannot solve the Kurdish problem by deciding on how Kurds should live their pains and joy. This is a very wrong approach.”
