EU's Duff: "The AKP closure case threatens to harm Turkey's image"

European Parliament Liberal Group member and Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission Deputy Co-Chair Andrew Duff yesterday said that supporters of pluralist democracy and secularism could suffer due to the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). In an interview with ABHaber, Duff said, "This closure case will harm Turkey's image in the European Union." He added that having the spotlight on these issues, rather than reforms, would cause Turkey to lose EU support.