Pro-AKP village guards attacked HDP voters and election observers with knives and stones in Urfa.

Threats and attacks against HDP voters and election observers in Urfa continue. Village guards attacked election observers in the Minut (Yücelen) village of Siverek district when the observers objected to several cases of civilians voting openly. Sinan Oktan was stabbed in his liver during the attack and remains to be in critical condition. HDP supporters Dağıstan Dengtav Oktan, Ferhat Oktan, Mehmet Oktan, Suat Oktan, Hüzni Oktan and Hüseyin Oktan were also injured.

HDP’s Urfa parliamentarian İbrahim Ayhan visited the injured members of Oktan family in the hospital. Many HDP supporters have gathered in front of the hospital as police continue to protect the village guards who are responsible for the attack.