Turkey's ruling party to dismiss member over violence

Sunday's attack on main opposition party leader carried out by ruling party member

By Zafer Fatih Beyaz, Baris Kilic and Serdar Acil

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's ruling party said Monday that its member arrested for attacking the main opposition party leader will be dismissed.

Osman Sarigun and five other people allegedly attacked Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP) on Sunday when he was attending a Turkish soldier's funeral.

After the attack, Kilicdaroglu was taken to a nearby house until an armored vehicle was sent to pick him up under protection of the security forces.

Omer Celik, spokesman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, said in a tweet: "The AK Party is against all forms of violence. Our principles strongly reject violence. There is no room for violence in democratic politics.”

Sarigun was arrested earlier on Monday in Sivrihisar district of Ankara, prosecutors office said.

Five other suspects are at the Cubuk District Gendarmerie Command in Ankara for interrogation, it added.

*Writing by Busra Nur Bilgic

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