Nearly 20 oppositon HDP members detained over ties to PKK terror group
A total of 19 suspects were arrested in Turkey's eastern Kars province on Thursday over their alleged links to the PKK terror group. Security forces arrested the suspects in various raids across Kars as part of an investigation launched by local prosecutors against suspected members of the PKK terror group.
- Türkiye
- Agencies and A News
- Published Date: 10:13 | 01 October 2020
- Modified Date: 10:21 | 01 October 2020
Among the arrested were local officials and members of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)-a party Turkey has said is linked to the terrorist PKK, including deputy mayors Sevin Alaca and Muazzez Çağrıtekinci, as well as Cengiz Anlı, HDP's provincial head.
The police detained suspects as they were determined to have aided and abetted the bloody-minded PKK terrorists by attended the meetings and operating under their orders, the official sources told reporters.
The suspects are also accused of spreading PKK propaganda via some websites related to the terror group, and distributing money collected by KCDK-E, PKK's organization in Europe, to the people in contact with the PKK.
Last week, the HDP mayor of Kars along with dozens others were detained over deadly protests in 2014.
The opposition HDP has been accused of having links to the PKK terror group.
Since March 2019 local elections, some of HDP mayors have been replaced by trustees because of aiding and abetting the PKK terrorists. The loved and respected governors and local authorities have been appointed as trustees in those districts.
The former co-leaders of the HDP have both been jailed since 2016 on terrorism charges, with several other prominent party members accused of supporting terrorism.