Want to ID the Turkish members of parliament who may be guilty of corruption? Identify the people punching and kicking their colleagues.
Parliament members jumped over tables and women screamed as punches flew and the politicians wrestled with each other.
Parliamentarians fought as they debated a proposal to lift their exemption from prosecution.
Al Jazeera reports:
Others threw water at each other and at least one person could be heard taunting opponents by shouting: “Come on, come on!”
Several MPs were hurt during the scuffle, Turkish media reported.
Turkish MPs are immune from prosecution while in office. The police can file “dossiers” against politicians, which can lead to a legal process once they cease to be a member of parliament.
The People’s Democracy Party (HDP) claims the effort is “targeting them and is aimed at suppressing dissent.”
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