AKEL ON THE ARREST OF CADRES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF TURKEY (TKP)
AKEL C.C. Press Office, 10th July 2013, Nicosia
AKEL condemns the mass arrests of cadres and friends of the Communist Party of Turkey by the Turkish authorities the day before yesterday. These arrests were made within the framework of the mass arrests of cadres and leaders of organizations, trade unions and political parties.
Furthermore, these arrests are nothing more than the continuation of a series of persecutions, arrests and prosecutions of demonstrators by the Turkish authorities, in their attempt to violently repress the popular peaceful uprising in Turkey. In addition, the arrests of cadres of the Turkish Communist Party are an attempt to wipe out the organized peaceful struggle the Party is waging with thousands of other protesters at the Gezi Park for a month now.
As AKEL, we join our voices with all those demanding the release of the political prisoners and the revocation of their arrest warrant.
