Danish politicians to Erdogan: release Demirtaş

Former Danish foreign ministers and 30 lawmakers of the parties called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş.

 

The letter states that the Erdogan regime’s pressure on the democratic opposition continues and reminded that the former leader of the democratic opposition party HDP, who has been imprisoned since 2016, is sentenced to years in prison.

The letter recalls that “Demirtaş became a candidate in the 2018 presidential elections in Turkey while he was in prison. He finished the election in third place with more than four million votes.

In March last year, he extended his five-year sentence to three and a half years. He got it because he insulted President Erdogan.

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded Demirtaş’s release many times. latest 2020.

 

Therefore, the undersigned, demand the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, the immediate release of Selahattin Demirtaş and call on the Danish government to actively work towards it in all relevant contexts.”

More on the campaign here:

www.Freedemirtas.dk

https://www.skrivunder.net/loslad_selahattin_demirtas_nu

The signatories are as follows:

Former Foreign Ministers Mogens Lykketoft (SF), Villy Søvndal (SF) and Holger K. Nielsen (SF).

Lars Aslan Rasmussen, MF, Socialdemokratiet

Henrik Moller, MF, Socialdemokratiet

Troels Ravn, MF, Socialdemokratiet

Kim Valentin, MF, Venstre

Jan E. Jørgensen, MF, Venstre

Hans Chr. Schmidt, MF, Venstre

Liselott Blixt, MF, Dansk Folkeparti

Pia Olsen Dyhr, MF, SF

Rasmus Nordqvist, MF, SF

Halime Oguz, MF, SF

Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen, MF, SF

Charlotte Broman Molæk, MF, SF

Kathrine Olldag, MF, Radikale Venstre

Anne Sophie Callesen, MF, Radikale Venstre

Søren Søndergaard, MF, Enhedslisten

Pernille Skipper, MF, Enhedslisten

Victoria Velasquez, MF, Enhedslisten

Rune Lund, MF, Enhedslisten

Mai Villadsen, MF, Enhedslisten

Jakob Sølvhøj, MF, Enhedslisten

Father Hvelplund, MF, Enhedslisten

Eva Flyvholm, MF, Enhedslisten

Christian Juhl, MF, Enhedslisten

Jette Gottlieb, MF, Enhedslisten

Henning Hyllested, MF, Enhedslisten

Søren Egge Rasmussen, Enhedslisten

Rosa Lund, Enhedslisten

Rasmus Jarlov, MF, Conservative

Katarina Ammitzboll, Conservative

Uffe Elbæk, MF, De Frie Gronne

 

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