JINHA

İSTANBUL - Women condemned the attacks against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MPs and said, "The attack was against female representatives' will. Actually, the attack was against women. We stand by our representatives. Assaulting our MPs is the assaulting of Kurdish people."

An example of the policies of genocide in Kurdistan took place in the parliament on Thursday. The AKP MPs attacked the HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü when he said "Law enforcement officers kill the civilians" during a draft law was discussed to be formed a law enforcement oversight committee in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). Then, the AKP MPs attacked the HDP MPs by saying; "Terrorists", "You should be in prison". The HDP MPs Ferhat Encü, Ayhan Bilgen and Çağlar Demirel were slightly injured in the brawl. Women talked about the battering of the MPs in parliament and said the attack was against Kurdish people and women.

Provincial Organization of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) responsible Ayşe Karadağ stated that the attack was unacceptance the success of the HDP. "They wanted to suppress the success of the HDP. We won't surrender this kind of policies. We stand by our representatives. Our MPs are the representatives of the Kurdish people. We'll stand by our Mps without surrendering." said Ayşe.

The Free Women's Congress (KJA) member Türkan Kocadağ, meanwhile, said, "The attack in parliament is the same with the state's policies that has been imposed on Kurdish people. However, the Kurds aren't the same. They cannot destroy the will of Kurdish people. The attack was against the female representatives' will. Actually, the attack was against women."

Pervin Tunbul, one of these women, said, "They cannot repress this uprising. Our MPs face attacks while the isolation continues. This attack is against women and Kurdish people.We'll continue to raise our voice of freedom."

Another woman named Xanım Kurum said, "Turkish government must know that the AKP governs the state with the thought of Daesh. We'll fight to the last drop of our blood for our will."

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