Osman Baydemir released following arrest

HDP Şanlıurfa MP Osman Baydemir, who had been arrested in Izmir where he had gone as part of his party’s schedule of events and had given a statement at the judicial complex, made an announcement on exiting the judicial complex. Baydemir, saying they had been arrested because they did not acquiesce to the ruling party’s incorrect policies, spoke as follows:
 
“Unfortunately, all democratic rights and freedoms are under great threat in this country. What is involved is not just Osman Baydemir being arrested, taken to the judicial complex and having his statement taken. What is involved is the usurpation of the electoral right of the will of millions. Selahattin Demirtaş, Figen Yüksekdağ, İdris Baluken, Çağlar Demirel and finally Enis Berberoğlu, too. Why are all these members of parliament in jail? Why have they been detained? Because they engaged in opposition. They have been detained because they did not acquiesce to the ruling party’s incorrect policies. And I am here today because of this. I gave a statement and made comments. There is something that without doubt needs to be known. Sooner or later rights and the truth will triumph in this part of the world. Sooner or later freedom will be victorious. When the mechanism called the “judiciary” loses its independence, it is society that will suffer great harm. We, today, may be the individual victims of this, but when the judiciary loses its independence society will suffer harm. This is why we are resisting injustice. We believe freedom will win.”
 
The HDP’s Baydemir, following his announcement, departed from the judicial complex to take part in his party’s schedule of events.
 
ARRESTED IN THE EVENING
 
People’s Democracy Party (HDP) Şanlıurfa MP Osman Baydemir was arrested yesterday evening in Izmir, where he had gone as part of his party’s schedule of events.
 
Şırnak Penal Court of First Instance left HDP Şanlıurfa MP Osman Baydemir’s statement procedures until the morning. Baydemir made a statement via video link.
 
The statement procedure of HDP Şanlıurfa MP Osman Baydemir, who was arrested yesterday evening and held in the Social Security Institution Guest House, was left until morning because Şırnak Penal Court of First Instance was not ready.
 
HDP MP Osman Baydemir, whose statement was ordered to be taken in a case filed at Şırnak Penal Court of First Instance on the charge of “breach of the Law on Meetings, Demonstrations and Marche number 2911,” was brought to Izmir judicial complex.
 
A case has been filed against Baydemir, who called for protests over the treatment given to dead bodies in Şırnak’s Cizre sub-province on 27 December 2015, for “breach of the Law on Meetings, Demonstrations and Marches.”