Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul MPs Yarkadaş, Eren Erdem and Sezgin Tanrıkulu issued calls through their social media accounts for the release of HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş.

The MPs’ calls are as follows:

Barış Yarkadaş: "Presidential candidates have been announced. They will hold rallies and ask for votes. HDP’s candidate Selahattin Demirtaş on the other hand is unjustly imprisoned, so he doesn’t have the chance to campaign. This shameful and unjust situation must end, Demirtaş must be released immediately.”

Eren Erdem: "HDP’s presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş doesn’t have a conviction or sentence given by courts. And he is still under arrest. The remand of a candidate, and a candidate who is running to lead the nation after having fulfilled all requirements at that, will cast a shadow on the just nature of the election. He must be released.”

Sezgin Tanrıkulu: "Selahattin Demirtaş, officially nominated for the presidency by HDP, is still a member of parliament and has no conviction. His arrest is unjust, and goes against the law and the principle of elecitons under equal circumstances. Demirtaş must be released immediately.”