The representative of the Western Thrace Turkish minority in the Greek Parliament, Radical Left Alliance SYRIZA's Xanthi Deputy Hüseyin Zeybek, stated that being threatened with death by a viewer who was connected to the live broadcast by phone is incompatible with democracy and noted that such tensions do not benefit anyone.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent, Hüseyin Zeybek reminded that he has been active in politics since 2002 and has been a member of parliament for 10 years, and said that he had encountered similar incidents in the past, but that was the first time he had received death threats on live television.
Zeybek stated that such tensions do not benefit anyone and said, “These are sad and thought-provoking, because we are always in favor of defending rights in a democratic way. I have been acting in this framework for years. Such tensions benefit neither the minority nor the majority. We want to live in this country as first class citizens. We love our country. Of course we have rights issues. We are also fighting for their just cause.”