Among the 22 people who were detained as result of an expansive operation against the ESP (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) in Istanbul early Wednesday morning, 8 more have been remanded in custody.

The operation against the ESP members in Gaziosmanpaşa, Sultangazi, Sancaktepe and Eyüp districts ended up with the detention of 22 people, of whom 12 were referred to a court and 6 were arrested on Friday.

As 10 more detainees were Saturday referred from Istanbul police headquarters to Gaziosmanpaşa Courthouse, two among them were released while eight others were arrested and sent to prison on the grounds of participating protest demonstrations in solidarity with Soma and Kobanê.