The DEM Party protested the usurpation of Dersim and Ovacık municipalities and said: "It is a futile imposition, people will never surrender. We call on all democratic forces to protest this usurpation."
The DEM Party Central Executive Board (MYK) issued a written statement against the usurpation of Dersim and Ovacık municipalities.
The statement said: "The AKP government has once again confirmed its coup mentality against the will of the people by appointing trustees to Dersim and Ovacık municipalities. These trustee appointments are not only the usurpation of municipalities; they are a clear attack on the history, culture and values of the people. This intervention against a city like Dersim, a symbol of resistance and honor, is a futile imposition of surrender against the will of the people. However, history is a witness that Dersim will not bow down and surrender to tyranny."
The statement continued: "The removal of the freely elected representatives of the people is a usurpation of democratic politics. Trying to govern Dersim with trustees is an expression of fear against the people having their say. Neither Dersim nor other cities can be governed by trustees.
We hereby declare once more that the trustees will go, the will of the people will remain. We call on all democratic forces to stand up together against this coup and usurpation of will. We will not get used to it, and you will never get our people used to accepting this oppression."
