Kurdish journalist detained in Van once again
The Turkish regime’s repression against Kurdish media workers continues.
The Turkish regime’s repression against Kurdish media workers continues.
Kurdish journalist Oktay Candemir was taken into custody as result of a raid conducted on his flat in Van province early Friday morning.
While the reason for Candemir’s detention is yet not known, he has been taken to the anti-terror branch of Van Security Directorate.
Candemir had been taken into custody as he went to the Police Department to give a statement on 17 December 2018. The journalist was accused of “insulting public institutions and public officials” and was released from custody the same day following the prosecutor’s order.
A journalist in Van for 15 years, Candemir has been subject to numerous investigations on the news articles he has prepared.
The Kurdish journalist gave a statement to the police at least 24 times during the past two years.