Condemning the arrest of the Turkish Medical Association President, WMA joins those who are calling for an independent investigation into reports that chemical gases were used by the Turkish authorities against the PKK.
The World Medical Association (WMA) issued a strong condemnation of the arrest in Turkey of Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, President of the Turkish Medical Association.
Fincancı was taken into custody in Istanbul on Friday after claims that she made comments about the use of poisonous gas against Kurds in Iraq.
Dr. Frank Ulrich Montgomery, Chair of the WMA Council, said: ‘It is totally unacceptable that Dr. Korur Fincancı has been detained and that members of the Turkish Medical Association are being threatened with suspension.”
“The WMA joins those who are calling for an independent investigation into reports that chemical gases were used by the Turkish authorities against the PKK group. These perpetual attacks on members of the Turkish Medical Association are completely unjustified,” WMA stated.
