18 detained in police operation against HDP and DBP in Suruç

The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.

Police forces stormed several houses in Suruç district of Urfa early Monday morning and detained 18 people.

District co-chairs of the DBP (Democratic Regions’ Party) and HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) are among those detained who have been imposed a 24-hour ban on access to lawyers, a systematic and arbitrary measure implemented against those detained in political operations.

The detainees include former co-mayor Hülya Demir, HDP district co-chair Yaşar Gündüzalp and DBP district co-chair Rojda Binici.