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"Turkish parliamentarian H&#252;seyin Ayg&#252;n, who was released yesterday by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers&#39; Party (PKK) 48 hours after he was kidnapped by them, has said the organization detained him for propaganda purposes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Ayg&#252;n, a deputy from the main opposition Republican People&#39;s Party (CHP), was released by PKK militants yesterday at around 6 p.m. close to the same location he was kidnapped from in the eastern province of Tunceli on Aug. 12.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Ayg&#252;n said he was in good health and was &quot;treated with respect&quot; by the PKK members. &quot;The organization said they kidnapped me for propaganda,&quot; he said, according to broadcaster NTV. &quot;The young fellows who undertook this [kidnapping] are children of this country too, and they said they wanted to send a message of peace and a call for a cease-fire with this action.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;The PKK members asked the lawmaker to take a more active role in attempting to find a solution to the Kurdish issue and the establishment of a cease-fire, Ayg&#252;n said. &quot;They said they perceived the CHP&#39;s policies at solving the Kurdish issue in a positive light but said all parties had to make an effort to solve the problem.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;The PKK members &quot;are aware&quot; that the struggle they are putting up is &quot;meaningless,&quot; Ayg&#252;n said, adding that the militants said their demands for democratic autonomy were a democratic request that did not require using arms and was practiced in many European countries. &quot;That is why we know that our struggle is meaningless now,&quot; one of the militants reportedly said.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Ayg&#252;n said he told the PKK members that their action of kidnapping an unarmed, unprotected deputy would be perceived as a direct intervention against the political will of the people of Tunceli.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;The militants also told Ayg&#252;n that they would be &quot;glad&quot; if he chose to pursue politics as an independent deputy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&quot;I told them no decision can be made on this matter at the barrel of a gun,” he said. &quot;I told them I was proud to be the Dersim [Tunceli] deputy of the new CHP and said the new CHP had given signals of a transformation by accepting other figures such as myself into the party.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ayg&#252;n also said in a statement today that he would testify to a prosecutor tomorrow about his kidnapping.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"
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