26 people detained in pre-election raids

HDP members targeted in Ankara, Adıyaman and Adana.

Six days to go to the 24 June elections and the AKP-MHP regime intensifies its policy of detention against HDP supporters and members.

Adana

On Monday morning several houses were raided by police in Adana. As a result, 17 people have been taken into custody.

Ankara

In Ankara, meantime 4 young people were detained.

Three young people named as Caner, Ümit and Melih (surnames not released) and a fourth boy named as Yahya Dağ, were taken into custody as a result of home raids on Monday morning in Ankara. The four are kept in Provincial Security Directorate.

Adıyaman

This time it was the gendarme that carry out the raids in the village of Bulam (Adıyaman's Çelikhan district).

HDP members Sabri Sel, Ali Calgan, Mahmut Albayrak, Zeynel Yıldız and Ali Dagdeviren,were detained. Among them are people who were to be observer for the HDP at the polls next Sunday..

The five HDP members have been taken to the gendarmerie headquarters.