Former Co-Chair of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş made statements on his social media account. Demirtaş announced that he wanted to make some contributions to Supreme Court’s decision on Academics for Peace, by giving a political reminder. Demirtaş’s statements on Twitter as follows; “Hello. I hope, you are all right; we are fine as always. I wanted to contribute by giving a political reminder as Supreme Court’s decision on Academics for Peace is being discussed around. While - the subject of the decision- ditch/barricade operations were going on, I would also state several times that some of the security units were using excessive force and directly targeting civillians. Of course, we made a lot of efforts to not be a part of that crime and also to stop it. Back then those who did not know about the background and the details of what happened continue to say the security forces were blamed unjustly and in this way a 'terrorism propaganda' is being done. Let’s take a look at the commanders who gave the orders people are protecting and wholehartedly defending and where are they now:
- 2nd Army Commander General Adem Huduti who took part in the operations conducted in Cizre and Sur: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt.
- 2nd Army Chief of Staff Major General Avni Argun: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- Yüksekova 3rd Tactical infantry division commander Major General Halil İbrahim Ergin: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- Şemdinli 34th Border Brigade Commander Brigadier General Ali Salnur: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- Yüksekova 3rd Infantry Division Executive Officer Colonel Mehmet Sezgin: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- Şırnak 23rd Military Police Border Division Commander Major General Abdullah Baysar: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- Şırnak Çakırsöğüt Military Police Commando Brigade Commander General Ali Osman Gürcan: Arrested as part of the July 15 coup attempt
- General Semih Terzi: Killed in July 15 coup attempt.