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Deputy from Turkey´s BDP under political fire for slapping police officer
Sabahat Tuncer, an Istanbul deputy for the Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, slapped police captain Murat Çetiner.
A deputy from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party has caused a political uproar by slapping a police captain during a demonstration Monday in the southeastern province of Şırnak.
Following Nevruz celebrations marking the arrival of spring, 2,000 people sought to march to a “Peace Tent,” but were met with teargas and pressurized water from police forces. An altercation broke out during which Sabahat Tuncer, an Istanbul deputy for the Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, slapped police captain Murat Çetiner.
Tuncer’s action drew a flood of political criticism Tuesday, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saying, “This tactless person must be called to account in the framework of the law.”
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