HDP Urges CHP to Apply to Constitutional Court

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Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Group Vice Chair, Çağlar Demirel in the press meeting he held at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) has called on the Republican People’s Party (CHP) MPs to take the constitutional bill concerning parliamentary immunity to the Constitutional Court.

110 MP signatures is needed for mass application to the Constitutional Court. Since HDP has 58 MPs, 52 more needed.

“We are calling for the consciences to complete the signatures”

Demirel stated that they have launched a petition for the bill to be brought to the Constitutional Court, and that they aim to go to the court this week in case sufficient signatures are collected.

“With also the participation of the CHP, an unlawful and illegal procedure has taken place under the cover of lifting the parliamentary immunities. We have launched a petition to take this unlawful legislation to the Constitutional Court. We know we are falling short in number, we are calling for the consciences to complete the signatures. We call all the MPs who don’t want to hang their head in shame before history to give their support”.

Reaction from Baluken against Kılıçdaroğlu

HDP’s İdris Baluken in his visit to Sur district of Diyarbakır province has reacted against CHP’s Leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

“He says ‘If you sign it, you will either resign or go to the HDP’. This is another form of pressure that Erdoğan imposed on the AKP commissars during the secret voting. This means to neglect will of MP. We expect CHP MPs to take this unconstitutional legislation to the Constitutional Court or sign the HDP’s declaration to be issued tomorrow. This is the right stance. All our peoples in favor of democracy, peace, liberties expect this from the CHP”. (NV/TK)