Five people who were detained because they attended support rallies for Kobanê in the town of Dörtyol have been formally arrested. Also at the Maraş Sütçüimam University, 16 Kurdish students who were assaulted by fascist racist groups were taken into custody.

5 people, Rıdvan Orak, Kadir Sert, Abdullah Bayık Bayan, Vahit Tuna and Azat Atıcı were taken into custody yesterday in the early hours of the morning for joining Kobanê support protests in Dörtyol district of Hatay. After an investigation carried out by the prosecutor, they were sent to the court and were formally. The arrested people were sent to the Iskenderun Prison because they might be members of an organisation and for attending a demonstration and march without permission.

Meanwhile, 16 Kurdish students were arrested after racist fascist groups assaulted them at the Sütçüimam University in Maraş. A group of fascists got on a bus that the Kurdish students were on. The fascist group called other fascist racist people and said: “we are on the same bus with the terrorists, come to the bazaar.” They tried to attack the Kurdish students. When the Kurdish students tried to defend themselves, the police came on the scene and arrested the Kurdish students.

Ibrahim Adıbelli who was also taken into custody said that the Turkish police especially tried to take into custody Kurdish people coming from the region. It is expected that the 16 students will be released after questioning.

Meanwhile, it is reported that no one from the racist fascist group who assaulted the Kurdish students was taken into custody.