Πέμπτη 9 Ιουνίου 2016

The M. Schultz condemns threats against Germans of Turkish origin MPs

The M. Schultz condemns threats against Germans of Turkish origin MPs



Members who take a position on a matter within their mandate may not in any case be declared terrorists despite any differing opinions, "he writes in a letter, which was to be sent today to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President the European Parliament Martin Schulz.

"Such an action is an absolute violation of a taboo which unequivocally condemn" continues Schultz in his letter, according to the online edition of Der Spiegel.

In his letter Schultz criticizes Erdogan's verbal attacks against German of Turkish origin MPs who voted in favor of recognizing the Armenian genocide.

"With great concern I have taken note of relevant reports, according to which there has been verbal attack against freely elected Members of the Bundestag because of their votes and blamed for it," says Schultz in his letter.

"As president of a multinational, multi-ethnic and multi-religious parliamentary please allow me the following observation: the free exercise of office of Members is one of the main pillars of our European democracies," said the Turkish President Martin Schulz.

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