ANKARA- HDP Former Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said about the 'Solution Process': It was a process performed by all the citizens of Turkey Turkish or Kurdish, the whole opposition as well. Why would a prosecutor be uncomfortable with the solution process?
The hearing of the incarcerated HDP Former Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continues on its second day. Demirtaş attends the hearing held in Sincan Prison Campus by Ankara 19th Criminal Court via video conference from Edirne Type F Prison where he is being held.
HDP Deputies Mahmut Toğrul, Habip Eksik, Hüseyin Kaçmaz, Mensur Işık and Sevin Coşkun are monitoring the hearing.
Demirtaş is making his defence about the 13th summary of proceedings prepared for the accusation of praising the crime and the criminal. Demirtaş said: "In 2010-2011, many of our party members were arrested with the partnership of AKP-Jamaat. We have been charged as members of a terrorist organization da by the same congregation prosecutors because of our activities of supporting them, and this time I am on trial 9 years later."
Demirtaş evaluated the summary of 'Praising the crime and the criminal as a misuse of judiciary. Demirtaş said: "No one could see Öcalan. We voiced it in every opportunity we had. Who was uncomfortable with that? The prosecutor who prepared the summary was from the Jamaat. Who was he working for? Maybe even he did not know that. But those who directed him to that direction was trying to avoid people from meeting with Öcalan. They are uncomfortable. Why? Because they could not control the process of İmralı and Oslo.It was a process we, the Turkish and the Kurdish were trying to make work with all our opposition. Why would a prosecutor be uncomfortable with that? Why would a prosecutor be uncomfortable about the politicians talking about peace, trying to bring peace to their country? This is purely political."
Demirtaş who reminded that in order to prevent the meetings court of peace judges illegally tapped phones and disclosed the tapes, said their objective was to create reaction and to oppress the opposition. Demirtaş said: "Their final objective is to make the process non executable. When I said 'We will never accept the torture you are doing to the leader of the people for 7 months, no one could see Öcalan for 7 months.First one and a half years of uninterrupted official interview traffic was going on. Oslo talks. At that time we were not in the traffic of the interview, but we were following it from outside, but this state continued negotiations with the senior officials of the PKK in Oslo for a year and a half and with the senior officials of the state in İmralı. No results could be obtained,the process was interrupted. But is it legal? How can you ask that a deputy be punished so easily because he has announced his opinion? Definitely, my words did not create criminal offense. It's my political views, my thoughts. Prosecutors cannot decide what I say."
Demirtaş reminding of the attack to CHP President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and said: "Will the prosecutors do something about the fact that AKP officials kissing the hands of the attacker and publishing its images saying that it is the national determination of this country? I don't know if it is 'Praising the crime or the criminal. They should investigate but these discrepancies dont go unnoticed.
The hearing was adjourned until 14.00.
ABOUT THE CASE
142 years of prison sentence is requested for Demirtaş with the accusation of 'Establishing and managing an illegal organization' and 'Praising the crime and the criminal'. The case opened in Diyarbakır was moved to Ankara 19. th Criminal Court because of security reasons
The case about Demirtaş consists of 31 summary of proceedings.