Anti-terror police units raided the office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Beşiri district of Batman province late Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, the raid was carried out basing on a “denouncement”. Nobody was allowed to enter the building as the search in the office continued in the presence of the co-chairs and lawyers.

Following a search in the building, HDP district co-chairs Hasan Şakar and Şefika Çetin were taken into custody.