29-point package from CHP: Statements on İmamoğlu and trustees

CHP Ankara Deputy Murat Emir has shared with the public his party's proposed 29-point democratization package. The package will be presented to the delegation at the third meeting of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission.

A CLEAR MESSAGE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE

The CHP emphasized that a new constitution cannot be drafted under current conditions, arguing that the incumbent government has suspended the Constitution. The party stated that the rule of law must be ensured and democratic standards must be raised.

DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF GEZI PRISONERS

Among the prominent points of the package is the immediate release of those imprisoned in the Gezi Park case, in accordance with the rulings of the Constitutional Court (AYM) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SOCIAL PEACE

The CHP noted that freedom of expression is a fundamental condition for building social peace and that current oppressive practices must come to an end.

TRUSTEES MUST BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY

The package highlights the demand for the removal of trustees appointed to municipalities and the reinstatement of elected local officials.

HERE ARE THE 29 POINTS

1. A fully authorized “Social Peace, Justice, and Democratic Consensus Commission” in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM)

2. A constitution cannot be drafted in the presence of a government that has suspended the Constitution

3. Implementation of Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights rulings

4. Freedom of expression for the construction of social peace

5. Democratic politics for the resolution of the Kurdish issue

6. Ending the trustee practice and a strong local government approach

7. Ending efforts to design politics through the judiciary, and the immediate release of all politicians and bureaucrats unjustly imprisoned within the scope of the March 19 coup attempt

8. Release of those held in prison due to cases aimed at suppressing social opposition, primarily the Gezi case

9. Principle of legal certainty in the Anti-Terror Law

10. Improvement of the personal rights of security forces and civilian personnel working in the security bureaucracy

11. The issue of the crime of insulting the President and public officials

12. Re-regulation of the crime of inciting the public to hatred and hostility

13. Punishment of hate speech and hate crimes

14. Transforming the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey into an independent structure

15. Effective fight against crimes against humanity and torture

16. Announcement that legislative proposals imported from authoritarian regimes have been permanently withdrawn from the agenda

17. Effective fight against violence against women and children

18. The issue of access blocking as an obstacle to the public's right to receive information

19. Repeal of the censorship law

20. Removal of institutional and legal obstacles to press freedom

21. Removal of all obstacles arising from law and practice regarding freedom of organization

22. Fair, inclusive, and human-dignity-worthy enforcement legislation

23. Ending the violation of the right to a fair trial caused by the secret witness practice

24. Immediate end to the transformation of the effective remorse institution into a tool for slander

25. Taking a step back from the limitations imposed on the right to defense

26. Preventing arbitrary decisions by Prison Administration and Observation Boards

27. Re-evaluation of the status of those dismissed from their duties by statutory decrees within the framework of the law

28. Implementation of a system where the state is neutral toward beliefs

29. Ending the usurpation of authority by chief public prosecutor's offices in political investigations