US ‘deeply concerned’ over HDP arrests, internet restrictions in Turkey

US ‘deeply concerned’ over HDP arrests, internet restrictions in Turkey

Washington has expressed its concern over the arrests of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and the restrictions on the internet.

“The United States is deeply concerned by the Turkish Government’s detentions of opposition members of parliament, including the co-chairs of the HDP, and by government restrictions on internet access today,” State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said, Hurriyet reports. 

“Deputy Secretary Blinken spoke this morning with Turkish – the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Yalcin and raised these concerns. He made clear that when democracies pursue legal action against an elected representative, they must do so in a manner that reinforces the public’s confidence in rule of law, and that restricting the internet undermines confidence in Turkey’s democracy and economic prosperity,” he added.

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