Turkey summon the American ambassador Thursday after Washington , D.C ., lawyers published arrest authorizes of the membership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s defence item over clanks with objectors in the U.S. last-place month.
Erdogan swore on Thursday to” fight politically and judicially” against the warrants questioned to 12 Turkish security and police officer on feeling of assaulting demonstrators during the Turkish president’s state visit to Washington , D.C ., on May 16.
Turkish Foreign Ministry officials told John Bass, the U.S. representative to Turkey, that the American dominions’ action was ” undesirable ,” the Guardian reports.” This decision taken by U.S. powers is wrong, biased and scarcities legal basis ,” the ministry said in a statement.
But in a message from Rex Tillerson that his spokesman spoke to reporters, the secretary of state said the charges” send a clear message that the United States does not tolerate individuals who use intimidation and violence to check freedom of speech and lawful government construction .”
In all, 18 parties have been charged or is currently facing accuses over the confrontations that injured at least nine protesters. Prosecutors have also issued arrest warrants to two Canadians and four Americans.
Video footage from the incident appears to show a group of men in dress — some wearing passes distinguishing them as members of Erdogan’s security entourage — punching and knocking opponents as the president watches from a auto near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington , D.C.
A Voice of America Turkish video that the U.S. government-funded news service filmed moments earlier indicates an aide-de-camp reclining into Erdogan’s car window to talk to him. He relays a letter addressed to another aide-de-camp, who appears to give an succession before various somebodies rush towards the demonstrators.
And audiovisual analysis that the Daily Caller handled of VOA Turkish footage indicates that tells to affect were issued to Erdogan’s security detail. Three Turkish speech professionals who work at American universities told U.S. News& World Report they agreed with the Daily Caller report that paroles faintly examined in the video demonstrate Erdogan’s personnel remarked ” gelatin gel gelatin ,” signify” succeed, land, go ,” and” dalin diyor dalin diyor dalin diyor ,” which they restated as” he responds affect .”
All of the Turkish personnels listed in the warrants are back in its own country.
Erdogan said his sentries is no more than protecting him.
” What kind of a regulation is this ?” he said on Tv, in agreement with the state-run Anadolu news organisation.” If they are not going to protect me, why would I return them with me to America ?” he contributed, be submitted to his security detail.
The president said the objectors were members of an outlawed Kurdish activist group and that the local police had failed to protect him.
The Foreign Ministry said in its statement that the “brawl” was ” caused by the failure of regional security authorities to take necessary measures .”” Turkish citizens cannot be held responsible for the incident that has just taken place ,” the ministry supplemented.
The squabbles came soon after Erdogan reverted from a meeting with President Donald Trump, who had praised his Turkish equivalent. Tensions between the countries ought to have damaged since former President Barack Obama decided to arm the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, as part of a strategy to fight the Islamic State activist group.
