The Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) Philippines, stands in solidarity with the HDP and condemns the latest acts of repression by the government of Turkey as it attempts to ban the HDP.
Reihana Mohideen, Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) -International on behalf of PLM, released a statement expressing solidarity with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) against the latest wave of repression targeting the party in Turkey.
“The Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) Philippines strongly condemns the ban proceedings against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey as an affront to democracy and we stand with the HDP against this repression,” said the statement.
The party said, “After the outrageous impeachment of many Kurdish mayors, the Turkish authorities now are moving to ban a democratic party for which millions of people have voted for. This is unlawful, undemocratic and a violation of civil and political rights. For four years, the former HDP leader Selahattin Demirtaş has been innocently in prison, like so many opposition members, members of parliament, mayors and journalists.”
PLM called on the Turkish authorities to immediately halt the ban proceedings, to stop the repression against the HDP and to release all HDP elected representatives from prison.
