JINHA reporter remanded in custody

Women's News Agency (JINHA) reporter Beritan Canözer who was detained in Amed three days ago, has been remanded in custody.

Women's News Agency (JINHA) reporter Beritan Canözer who was detained in Amed three days ago, has been remanded in custody.

Canözer was taken into custody while covering a march to Sur which was joined by thousands of people upon a call by DBP and HDP provincial organisations. Policemen in Ofis area forced JINHA reporter Canözer into a Ford Ranger car, a common type of cars used by plainclothes policemen, and took her into custody on grounds of "reasonable doubt".

Following two days in custody, JINHA reporter has been referred to a court after giving a statement to a prosecutor today. Accused of “aiding an illegal organisation”, Canözer has been remanded in custody late Saturday afternoon.