Selahattin Demirtaş is a Turkish politician and lawyer, known for his role as a leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Born on April 10, 1973, in Pervari, Turkey, he has been a prominent advocate for the rights of the Kurdish population and has campaigned for democracy and human rights in Turkey. Demirtaş was elected to the Turkish Parliament in 2015. However, he was arrested in 2016 on charges related to terrorism and has since been imprisoned. His detention has drawn international attention and criticism from human rights organizations, which argue that his imprisonment is politically motivated.