Prosecutor demands political ban for deceased HDP politicians as well

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The indictment prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has demanded both the closure of the party and a political ban for 687 people, which will mean that they cannot be the founder, executive, inspector or member of a political party for five years, if the Constitutional Court gives such a ruling.

That being the case, HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış Beştaş has posted a brief message on Twitter and announced that among the HDP politicians facing a possible political ban are also İbrahim Ayhan and Mir Dengin Fırat, who lost their lives.

İbrahim Ayhan, who died of cancer on September 10, 2018, was HDP Urfa MP in the 24th and 25th terms of the Parliament.

As for Mir Dengir Fırat, he was one of the founders of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and was elected an HDP MP in the general election in June 2015. He lost his life in July 2019.

Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcısı vefat eden önceki dönem vekillerimiz Mir Dengir Fırat ve İbrahim Ayhan hakkında siyaset yasağı istiyor.

Ne diyelim...!

— Meral Danış Beştaş (@meraldanis) March 19, 2021

Political ban requested for Atalay as well

As reported by medyascope news website, among the deceased politicians facing a political ban is also Çiğdem Atalay.

Atalay had been a member and executive of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and did politics in Amasya province.

He was an MP candidate from the HDP in Amasya in the general elections on June 7 and November 1, 2015. Atalay died of cancer on November 17, 2018. However, she is now also one of the 687 people facing a political ban. (EMK/SD)