European and Kurdish parliamentarians call for Muslim’s release
In less than 24 hours 74 European MPs and MEPs have signed call to Czech government to release Saleh Muslim, a leading Kurdish politician from Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
In less than 24 hours 74 European MPs and MEPs have signed call to Czech government to release Saleh Muslim, a leading Kurdish politician from Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
In less than 24 hours 74 European MPs and MEPs have signed call to Czech government to release Saleh Muslim, including chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and several party chairs.
The call by European parliamentarians, joined by members of the HDP in the Turkish parliament, is as follows;
“To the Czech government
According to media reports, the former leader of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Mr. Saleh Muslim was on Sunday the 25th of February arrested in Prague on request from the Turkish authorities.
PYD and the Syrian Kurds have played a crucial role in the fight against ISIL. It is urgent that we in Europe support their fight against extremism and an inclusive Syrian society where the rights of all ethnic and religious groups are respected. We as elected parliamentarians from European countries call on the Czech authorities to release Mr. Saleh Muslim.”
Signatories are:
Gabriele Zimmer, President of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left, European Parliament
Audun Lysbakken, MP, Socialist Left Party, Norway
Jonas Sjöstedt, MP, chairman of Swedish Left Party
Li Andersson, Chairman of the Left Alliance, Finland
Pablo Bustintuy, MP, Podemos,
Miren Gorrotxategi Azurmendi, MP, Podemos, Spain
Andrej Hunko, MP, Die Linke, Germany
Tobias Pflüger, MdB Fraktion, Die Linke, Germany
Dr. Matej T. Vatovec, MP, Left Deputy Group, Slovenia
Tiny Kox, Senator SP, Netherlands
Meta Meijer. Senator SP, Netherlands
Arda Gerkens, Senator SP, Netherlands
Henk Overbeek, Senator SP, Netherlands
Nikolaj Villumsen, MP, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Pernille Skipper, MP, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Søren Søndergaard, MP, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Jakob Sølvhøj, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Eva Flyvholm, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Stine Brix, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Rune Lund, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Maria Reumert Gjerding. MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Finn Sørensen, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Christian Juhl, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Søren Egge Rasmussen, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Pelle Dragsted, MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Henning Hyllested, MP, the Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Meral Danis Bestas, MP, HDP, Turkey
Behçet Yildirim, MP, HDP, Turkey
Berdan Oztürk, MP, HDP, Turkey
Dirayet Tasdemir, MP. HDP, Turkey
Idris Baluken, MP, HD, Turkey
Nimettullah Erdoğmuş, MP, HDP, Turkey
Feleknas Uca, MP, HDP, Turkey
Çağlar Demirel, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ziya Pir, MP, HDP, Turkey
Imam Taşçıer, MP, HOP, Turkey
Sibel Yiğitalp, MP, HDP, Turkey
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, MP, HDP, Turkey
Mahmut Toğrul, MP, HDP, Turkey
Mehmet Ali Aslan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Saadet Becerekli, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ayşe Acar Basaran, MP, HDP, Turkey
Hişyar Özsoy, MP, HDP, Turkey
Mizgin Irgat, MP, HDP, Turkey
Alican Onlü, MP, HDP, Turkey
Selma Irmak, MP, HDP, Turkey
Nihat Akdoğan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Abdullah Zeydan. MP, HDP, Turkey
Mehmet Emin Adıyaman, MP, HDP, Turkey
Selahattin Demirtaş, MP, HDP, Turkey
Pervin Buldan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Hüda Kaya, MP, HDP, Turkey
Filiz Kerestecioğlu, MP, HDP, Turkey
Garo Paylan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Erdal Ataş, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ertuğrul Kürkçü, MP, HDP, Turkey
Müslüm Doğan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ayhan Bilgen, MP, HDP, Turkey
Mithat Sancar, MP, HDP, Turkey,
Gülser Yıldırım, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ali Atalan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Burcu Çelik, MP, HDP, Turkey
Ahmet Yıldırım, MP, HDP, Turkey
Kadri Yıldırım, MP, HDP, Turkey
Leyla Birlik, MP, HDP, Turkey
Aycan İrmez, MP, HDP, Turkey
Osman Baydemir, MP, HDP, Turkey
Dilek Öcalan, MP, HDP, Turkey
İbrahim Ayhan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Lezgin Botan, MP, HDP, Turkey
Adem Geveri, MP, HDP, Turkey
Bedia Özgökçe, MP, HDP, Turk,
Nadir Yıldırım, MP, HDP, Turkey