Turkish police raided the offices of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper and Gün Printing House in Istanbul last week. A trustee was appointed to the newspaper and workers were taken into custody.

The usurped Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper’s grant holder İhsan Yaşar and managing editör İshak Yasul have been referred to Istanbul Courthouse today. Both executives of the newspaper were remanded in custody for “membership to a terrorist organisation” and “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organisation”.

In the meantime, the editors and workers of the newspaper are still held in police custody. These are; editors Mehmet Ali Çelebi, Reyhan Hacıoğlu and Hicran Urun, workers Pınar Tarlak, Ramazan Sola and Nedim Demirkıran and former employee Mehmet Beyazit.