The People's Democracy Party (HADEP) claimed that oppressions over their party and party officials have been increased after the election rumors came to agenda. According to written statement made by HADEP Deputy Chairman Hamid Geylani, these pressures have much more concentrated especially in certain regions and provinces like Mus. 

According to information given Geylani, the chairman of HADEP's Mus branch Naif Erol and Secretary of Provincial Youth Branch of the party Ozgur Tanguc were arrested on April 26, with the accusation of giving support to the demand for a change in the article 42 of the Constitution which regulate the education in the mother tongue. Moreover, a further eight people were arrested in Malazgirt and Varto and these HADEP members are still under arrest. 

Geylani also claimed that the HADEP building in Erentepe in Bulanik district of Mus province was arsoned on May 19. Andin May 23, the building of Erentepe branch of HADEP was also arsoned together with all documents and furnitures. 

Geylani claimed that, "All these undemocratic and illegal oppressions were produced to curb the increase of HADEP in an atmosphere of inevitable election. However these oppressions will stengthen HADEP further. We call all officials to fulfil their duties against such oppressions."