Yesterday we reported on two fist fights that broke out last week in the Turkish Parliament between the AKP and the HDP that led to the closing of parliament for two days.
Tensions have been extremely heightened lately as the AKP (Erdogan’s Muslim Brotherhood Party) is proposing to remove the prosecutorial immunity of the HDP (Kurdish Party) members and charge the with aiding terrorism. Turkey is currently at war with the Kurdish terrorist groups, a war Erdogan restarted last year after the AKP didn’t win a majority in the June elections.
Well, they AKP and HDP are already at it again, as a new fight just broke out today:
HURRIYET – Another brawl erupted between ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies during a constitutional commission meeting to discuss legislation on lifting lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on May 2, adding to the recent chain of fistfights among deputies over the past week.
The tension rose after Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ criticized last week’s fistfight and brawl, saying that the advisers had been involved in violence. HDP İstanbul deputy Garo Paylan responded by calling the minister’s remarks slander.
Some deputies threw plastic bottles at each other while fistfight and kicks were also seen.
The Constitution Commission head Mustafa Şentop called a recess until 6:30 p.m.
Here’s another video:
And another:
Sheesh!
As I noted yesterday in regards to lifting the immunity:
Once the immunity is removed from the HDP members, Erdogan will then have huge leverage over the HDP members to force them vote for his ‘presidential system’, and I expect with the threat of prosecution and many years in prison, Erdogan will get his way.
It’s also possible that Erdogan will have the HDP members removed and install AKP party hacks in their place in some sort of interim government.
Either way, Erdogan will likely get his way.