Among the ten members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) who were taken into custody five days ago in Mersin and referred to the Adana Court yesterday have been arrested for allegedly “acting on behalf of an illegal organization” and “organizing people for the organization.”

Among the detainees BDP Assembly Member Seyithan Kaya and DÖKH Activist Bedriye Bükte have been released by the board of Adana Court, while other detainees BDP Mersin Provincial Chairs Nurettin Atuð and Osman Aka, Akdeniz Municipality Assembly Members Selim Ekinci and Hasan Arýk, Necmettin Pala, Nasýr Özmen and Cuma Takýr and one unnamed have been arrested and sent to Adana F-Type Closed Prison.