On Tuesday, May 13, at 15.00 pm, Turkey witnessed one of the greatest work murder of its history when an explosion killed at least 300 workers and trapped hundreds more in Soma Coal, a private lignite mine in Soma.
PM Erdoğan's visit to the city was met with the rage and protests of locals, which he incited as he called the mourning protesters "immorals" during his speech. (See the video in Turkish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCiOZFr-zjI)
Meanwhile, one of his counselors, Yusuf Yerkel, was kicking a protester. Photos stormed social and national media showing him attacking a protester on the ground which was surrounded by military police. (See the video in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sv49ea-qnM)
What we hadn't seen up to then was Erdoğan himself punching a young man in the supermarket where he took shelter from the protest of angry locals, shouting for him to resign. (See the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQkfrsj7Qc)
In the beginning of the video, Erdoğan is seen walking in the middle of the angry locals with his army of bodyguards. In 00:15 he angrily says "Boo to my face, if you like". In the rest of the video he is walking towards a supermarket as people shout “PM resign”. He seems to be very upset and after 01:20 he is seen to be attacking someone.
From another angle, it is seen that he is holding the neck of a young man in a blue t-shirt shouting “Why are you running away, come here!” (See 00:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY0Vk2bAXW4). Later in the same footage, the local man is harshly beaten by Erdoğan’s bodyguards.
Bron : Neal Michiels / Revolution News