EU defends Turkish peoples’ right to protest
By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press
STANBUL, Turkey – A senior European Union official on Friday criticized Turkish police’s harsh crackdown on protesters in the last week, telling an audience that included the prime minister that abusers should be punished and that Turkey should aspire to the highest standards of democracy.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been openly frustrated by the slow pace of his country’s talks to join the 27-nation bloc and sounded irritated after the comments at a conference aimed at furthering Turkey’s decades-long ambition.
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