WEB DESK: In the Turkish Parliament fight break out resulted three Members of Parliament injured during debate on jailed colleague.
The physical tussles are not uncommon in Turkey’s parliament this one erupt after the ruling party was label a “terrorist organization”
According to the detail, A brawl broke out among Turkish MPs on Friday during a heated debate over an opposition delegate currently jailed on what are widely consider to be politically motivate charges.
Televised footage showed Ahmed a representative from the same party as the imprisoned MP, being approach and attacked by a lawmaker from President Tayyab Erdogan’s ruling party while speaking at the chamber’s podium. Ahmed had just called members of the ruling party a “terrorist organisation”.
In a subsequent scuffle involving dozens of MPs, a female lawmaker struck, leaving drops of blood on steps leading to the speaker’s lectern. Another opposition member was also reportedly injure.
It is a shameful situation,” said opposition leader, who heads the largest opposition party. “Instead of words flying in the air, fists are flying, there is blood on the ground. They are hitting women.”