Journalists and writers taken into custody in Amed appear in court

Journalists and writers taken into custody in Amed were referred to court. Two other journalists were also referred to court in Eskişehir.

Journalists and writers detained in the police operations carried out in Amed within the scope of the investigation launched by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were referred to court. Journalists and writers whose statements were taken at the Diyarbakır Provincial Police Department on Wednesday upon the instructions of the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were referred to the Diyarbakır Courthouse on Thursday to give their statements to the prosecutor's office.

The prosecutor conducting the investigation will take the statements of the journalists and writers via the Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBIS).

The names referred to Diyarbakır Courthouse are as follows: "Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association (MKG) President Roza Metina, director Ardin Diren, caricaturist Doğan Güzel, poet and writer Ahmet Hicri Izgören, journalist Ahmet Sümbül, writer and translator Ömer Barasi, photographer Emrah Kelekçier and Figen Mamedoğlu Alp."

Bilal Seçkin and Berfin Atlı were taken to Eskişehir Courthouse to give their statements to the prosecutor. It is expected that the statements of journalists Erdoğan Alayumat, Suzan Demir and Tuğçe Yılmaz will be completed during the day and referred to the prosecutor.