Eight people taken into custody and beaten in Beytüşşebap

Among the people taken into custody this morning in Beytüşşebap are two cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

In the morning hours special operations police carried out many hous raids simultaneously in the Beytüşşebap, province of Şırnak.

The names of the people taken into custody are: Agit Durmus, Aziz Aykut, Ramazan Aykut, Saban Cokdogan, Sukru Guven, Ali Akdag, Ekrem Yigit and Selim Abi.

During the raids police have beaten those detained and their relatives. 17-year-old S.Y. was beaten and had bruises on his body.

Ramazan and Aziz Aykut who are among those taken into custody are suffering from cancer and are both receiving chemotherapy treatment.

Those taken into custody were transferred to the District Police Department. More arrests can follow.