Van prosecutor launches investigation over deputies meeting guerrillas
Van prosecutor launches investigation over deputies meeting guerrillas
The Van Public Prosecutors Office has announced that investigation has been launched into a video showing deputies from the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) and a group of PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party ) guerrilla along a highway in Þemdinli (province of Hakkari).
The BDP is accused to have pre-planned the meeting with the guerrillas, a claim countered by the deputies who said the encounter was not planned beforehand. says the encounter was not planned beforehand.
"We encountered a very normal situation. - said independent deputy Aysel Tuðluk - It is their [prosecutors] problem if they are unfamiliar with this. We are happy with that meeting. They can launch as many as investigations they want. They can give as much as sentence they wish," she added.
The meeting was strongly criticized by both Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and President Abdullah Gül. Gül said the video was "saddening".
PM Erdoðan asked "Where is this affection coming from".
The BDP is accused to have pre-planned the meeting with the guerrillas, a claim countered by the deputies who said the encounter was not planned beforehand. says the encounter was not planned beforehand.
"We encountered a very normal situation. - said independent deputy Aysel Tuðluk - It is their [prosecutors] problem if they are unfamiliar with this. We are happy with that meeting. They can launch as many as investigations they want. They can give as much as sentence they wish," she added.
The meeting was strongly criticized by both Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and President Abdullah Gül. Gül said the video was "saddening".
PM Erdoðan asked "Where is this affection coming from".
