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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   29 March 2024

Ecuador protests to Turkey over Erdoğan speech scuffle

Ecuador protests to Turkey over Erdoğan speech scuffle

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. Ecuador has protested to Turkey over an incident in which demonstrators were violently ejected during a speech by visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the capital, Quito, “Armenpress” reports, citing BBC.

Three women protesters were thrown out of the venue by Turkish security. An Ecuadorean MP was also reportedly injured during the incident.

Ecuador's Foreign minister Ricardo Patiño said the guards' behavior was "irresponsible".

Erdoğan was in Quito to boost diplomatic and trade ties with Ecuador.

As Erdoğan prepared to hold a news conference at the National Higher Studies Institute, protesters demonstrated against recent operations by Turkey against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group.

Inside the hall, when the three women heckled Erdoğan, they were set upon by his personal guards and a scuffle ensued. One protester was momentarily placed in a headlock.

According to local media, a member of Erdoğan’s security entourage attacked a protester as the Turkish president left the building.

And a member of the Ecuadorean National Assembly was reportedly injured while trying to protect the protesters.

Ecuador said disproportionate force had been used by the security guards. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Yepez has summoned the Turkish ambassador in Quito, urging him to explain the violence.

Ecuadorean Interior Minister Jose Serrano said police had requested that the bodyguards involved in the incident surrender their passports.








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