Any state harassment is of concern to us, Mark C. Toner says referring to Garo Paylan
Member of any political party who is being harassed, or beaten, or detained in any way would be of concern to us, said US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson, Mark C. Toner concerning harassment against Member of Kurdish party of the Turkish Parliament, Garo Paylan who is of Armenian descent.
Mark C. Toner also noted that he wasn’t aware of Paylan’s case in particular, yet any member of any political party who is being harassed or beaten or detained in any way would be of concern to them.
It should be noted that Members of Turkish Parliament attacked Garo Paylan during a discussion on deprivation of immunity of the parliamentarians. After the incident, Paylan said that he was attacked because he is an Armenian.