Selahattin Demirtas, co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is seen during an interview with Reuters at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman
ANKARA (Reuters) - A bill proposed by Turkey's ruling party that would strip some parliamentarians of their immunity from prosecution is likely to create more violence and stifle democratic politics, the co-head of the pro-Kurdish opposition party said.
Selahattin Demirtas, one of two leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the third-largest party in parliament, also told Reuters that President Tayyip Erdogan's drive for an executive presidency was preventing the revival of a peace process between the government and Kurdish militants.
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