By Omer Aydin
STRASBOURG, France (AA) – A former mayor in Turkey being sought for terror links was allowed to give a speech Wednesday at a session of the European Council.
Leyla Imret, a former mayor of Cizre district in Sirnak province who has a warrant out for her arrest for producing terrorist propaganda, delivered a speech in the French city of Strasbourg at a session of the European Council titled “Mayors Under Pressure “.
Turkish mayors who attended the session said Imret's delivery of a speech was “unacceptable ” and “scandalous. ”
Izmit city Mayor Nevzat Dogan, speaking to Anadolu Agency, said Imret delivering a speech is “neglecting the superiority of law and values of the European Council. ”
“Her speaking here is a clear violation of European Council standards, ” Dogan added.
Imret has been an active supporter of the PYD/PKK terrorist group and has been attending its protests and meetings.
More than 1,200 people, including security force personnel and civilians, have lost their lives since the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU — resumed its decades-old armed campaign in July 2015.
