KCK appealed to all people to do their part
KCK appealed to all people to do their part
The KCK (Kurdish Communities Confederation) has released a declaration yesterday to assess the present situation also after the decision by the Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block deputies to boycott parliament until injustices continue. The KCK said that the"Turkish state and (AKP) government have resorted to every dirty tactic possible during the elections to prevent the will of the Kurdish people in the ballot; they have used psychological and military attacks continuously during this period to gain the upper hand. Apart from the unequal conditions (due to entering the elections as independent candidates) violence and brutalisation was used on a daily basis to undermine the political choice of the Kurdish people".
Recalling that in the beginning the Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) vetoed the candidacy of a group within the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) supported Labour, Freedom and Democracy Block, this group included Hatip Dicle, the KCK noted that "the decision by the Supreme Board of Elections was arbitrary, had no foundation in the constitution, was morally wrong and unjust. It was fiercely rejected by the Kurdish people and democratic circles and scrapped following a historic resistance".
Recalling that Hatip Dicle, despite currently being imprisoned, "was chosen with 85 thousand votes, together with 5 other candidates by the people of Amed (Diyarbakir) to go back to the Turkish Parliament, from where he was bundled out in 1995" the KCK argued that "despite receiving his MP mandate, Mr Hatip Dicle’s right to become an MP was taken away as the continuation of the same scenario implemented by the Supreme Board of Elections. This decision is not just an individual attack against Mr Dicle but targets the Kurdish people and democracy forces and is a general social issue regarding democracy and freedom".
The KCK pointed out that "the state has rejected and disregarded the political will of the Kurdish people and trampled on international norms. The political sphere for free democratic politics has been blockaded and repressed for Kurds and the path to violence is being opened. If the state and government wish to change this political decision they have the opportunity to do by using the necessary organs (legislation-executive-judiciary) of the state. The state must change this wrong decision without delay in order to prevent results which will be severe for our peoples".
Expressing "respect" for the decision taken by the deputies to boycott parliament, the KCK underlined that "we will not remain silent in the face of this provocative attack".
The KCK also noted that "it is evident that there has been a intervention to the democratic constitutional process that our Leader is trying to develop. This will mean that the decision taken by the Supreme Board of Elections is an insistence on annihilation and war by the state. As a movement we will evaluate these developments and take the necessary steps to counter these attacks".
Ending their statement the KCK stated that "if the state block the path for a political solution then the people will create new alternatives and solutions. The democratic autonomy project, which the Kurdish people approved in the June 12th election, is the Kurdish peoples’ alternative and will be put into practice successfully".
The appeal by the KCK is to the "people of Amed, all Kurdish organisations, the people of Kurdistan and all those who are in favour of peace and freedom, women, youth and democratic forces to strengthen their struggle until this great injustice is revoked and to support and protect their politicians and freedom and democracy values".
Recalling that in the beginning the Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) vetoed the candidacy of a group within the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) supported Labour, Freedom and Democracy Block, this group included Hatip Dicle, the KCK noted that "the decision by the Supreme Board of Elections was arbitrary, had no foundation in the constitution, was morally wrong and unjust. It was fiercely rejected by the Kurdish people and democratic circles and scrapped following a historic resistance".
Recalling that Hatip Dicle, despite currently being imprisoned, "was chosen with 85 thousand votes, together with 5 other candidates by the people of Amed (Diyarbakir) to go back to the Turkish Parliament, from where he was bundled out in 1995" the KCK argued that "despite receiving his MP mandate, Mr Hatip Dicle’s right to become an MP was taken away as the continuation of the same scenario implemented by the Supreme Board of Elections. This decision is not just an individual attack against Mr Dicle but targets the Kurdish people and democracy forces and is a general social issue regarding democracy and freedom".
The KCK pointed out that "the state has rejected and disregarded the political will of the Kurdish people and trampled on international norms. The political sphere for free democratic politics has been blockaded and repressed for Kurds and the path to violence is being opened. If the state and government wish to change this political decision they have the opportunity to do by using the necessary organs (legislation-executive-judiciary) of the state. The state must change this wrong decision without delay in order to prevent results which will be severe for our peoples".
Expressing "respect" for the decision taken by the deputies to boycott parliament, the KCK underlined that "we will not remain silent in the face of this provocative attack".
The KCK also noted that "it is evident that there has been a intervention to the democratic constitutional process that our Leader is trying to develop. This will mean that the decision taken by the Supreme Board of Elections is an insistence on annihilation and war by the state. As a movement we will evaluate these developments and take the necessary steps to counter these attacks".
Ending their statement the KCK stated that "if the state block the path for a political solution then the people will create new alternatives and solutions. The democratic autonomy project, which the Kurdish people approved in the June 12th election, is the Kurdish peoples’ alternative and will be put into practice successfully".
The appeal by the KCK is to the "people of Amed, all Kurdish organisations, the people of Kurdistan and all those who are in favour of peace and freedom, women, youth and democratic forces to strengthen their struggle until this great injustice is revoked and to support and protect their politicians and freedom and democracy values".
