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President Erdogan says freedom and democracy have 'no value' in Turkey amid arrests and military crackdown
The President of Turkey has said democracy and freedom have “absolutely no value” in the country after calling for journalists, lawyers and politicians to be prosecuted as terrorists.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Wednesday as almost 50 people, including activists and academics, were detained in a wave of police raids.
In a speech to local politicians in Ankara, he criticised critics raising concern over Turkey’s record on “democracy, freedom and rule of law” as discussions over a landmark deal on the refugee crisis continue.
“For us, these phrases have absolutely no value any longer,” he said in the televised address, according to a translation by DPA.
“Those who stand on our side in the fight against terrorism are our friend. Those on the opposite side, are our enemy.”
On Monday, the President had vowed to extend the legal definition of “terrorists” to include MPs, activists and journalists …. http://www.independent.co.uk
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/03/president-erdogan-says-freedom-and.html
