At least 32 HDP members, candidates arrested ahead of polls
At least 32 pro- Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members, including candidates running in the local elections, have been arrested in Istanbul, according to a statement by the party on Saturday, March 30.
There have also been reports of other arrests in Adana, according to the new agency Avhal.
Voters in Turkey are going to the polling stations to cast their ballots today, March 31, and the Turkish Interior Ministry has imposed tight restrictions for the election day.
As part of a crackdown on Kurdish groups, the Turkish government arrested numerous HDP leaders and elected officials, who were then replaced with caretaker officials.
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