Taking the floor on behalf of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) during the debates on the law draft involving new regulations on the fight against terrorism at GNAT General Assembly, Ahmet Şık could not complete his speech due to the attack of Justice and Development Party (AKP) Izmir MP Alpay Özalan. Parliamentary Deputy Speaker and AKP member Mustafa Şentop, who was moderating the session, turned Şık’s microphone off. Şık was penalized by not being allowed to participate in two sessions after unanimous votes of AKP members.
In his prevented speech, Şık described the draft as “a simple cartoon of coup organizers,” saying, “you feed your aggressivity towards those speaking the truth with your helplessness. You polish your immorality with impudence, even though you know deep down it’s not enough.” Please click for the full speech: https://goo.gl/ib4B5o
24.07.2018
bbc.com