In his weekly statement on the recent developments in the world, Demir touched upon the Kazakhstan unrest and the United Kingdom’s Nationality and Borders Bill.

“Protests in Kazakhstan, which started after a hike in energy prices, turned into violent in which dozens of people lost their lives. Images showing that weapons were distributed to the demonstrators by vehicles without license plates and attacks on institutions reveal that the protests were provoked,” Demir said.

“The Kazakhstan administration’s request for soldiers from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) against violence and ordering the security forces to shoot the demonstrators will deepen the chaos in the country and make Kazakhstan open to the intervention of foreign powers. Kazakh people who took to the streets for justified reasons should return to their homes against the provoked process, and the political authority should consider the demands.  Otherwise, it will be inevitable for Kazakhstan to be dragged into instability, and foreign powers in the country will try to establish political and economic dominance over Kazakhstan, which cannot ‘provide its security’.”

Demir warned that experiences in many countries showed that acts of violence do not end the problems, but on the contrary deepen the chaos.

‘Second-Class Citizenship’ Law in the UK!

Criticizing the UK government for the Nationality and Borders Bill, which means the government will no longer have to inform people that their citizenship is being removed, Demir said: “The Nationality and Borders Bill, which is being debated in the UK parliament, provides for the removal of British citizenship for those with family ties to other countries, as well as imprisonment for anyone who arrives in the UK through irregular means. The move to make immigrants and people with family ties to other countries second-class citizens reveals the point that racism has reached in Europe.  This arrangement, which will affect millions of people of different ethnic origins, is inhumane.”

“Trying to declare people ‘illegal’, the UK is openly committing racism, and violating the UN’s Refugee Convention with the threat of ‘imprisonment’ against refugees.  International organizations should act immediately against this fascist and discriminatory step of England and this practice should be stopped,” Demir concluded. (ILKHA)