As many as 27 people were battered and detained in Mehlê hamlet in Kerwas (Yalaza) village of Lice yesterday.

The names of the detainees, who include women and children, are;

Azat Kocakaya, Abdullah Kocakaya, Tekyettin Kocakaya, Reşit Kocakaya, Mazlum Kocakaya, İrfan Kocakaya, Veysi Kocakaya, Resul Kocakaya, Selim Kocakaya, Necmettin Kocakaya, Emine Kocakaya, Neside Kocakaya, Gulli Kocakaya, Özlem Kocakaya, Azize Kocakaya, Gazal Kocakaya, Berfin Kocakaya Rindi Kocakaya, Nursel Kocakaya, Dilgeş Kocakaya, Ozan Kocakaya, Berivan Kocakaya, Mehmet Kocakaya, Hatun Gökhan, Halise Balkaş, Sadık Araz and Naci Hazar.

The 27 civilians who were tortured and detained yesterday noon are being held at District Gendarme Command.