As part of the investigation conducted upon the instructions of the Ağrı Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Erzurum (Erzirom) Provincial co-chair Ramazan Karakaş and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Karayazı (Qereyazî) former district co-chair Çetin Demir were taken into custody on Tuesday morning following a raid on their homes.

Both politicians were brought to Ağrı to give their statements, and subsequently they were referred to the prosecutor's office with a request for arrest. The request was accepted, and the two politicians were sent to prison. In addition, a confidentiality order was imposed on the file, but the reason for the arrest of Karakaş and Demir was not disclosed.