HDP MPs set off from Amed to Adana

The HDP's "democracy march" set off from Amed to Adana despite attempts by the police to stop the MPs.

The "democracy march" of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) continues. The HDP group from Hakkari to Ankara left Amed today in convoy for Adana. The deputies gathered at the exit of Amed (Diyarbakır) before departure.

Police try to stop MPs and the press

The police tried to prevent the MPs from taking a group photo. When the deputies protested against the provocation, the police attacked those around them and there were brief clashes. The police also tried to prevent the press from taking photos. The MPs protested with slogans. After the activists had resisted, the people from Amed sent the MPs on their way to Adana with the slogan "Long live the resistance of the HDP".