Fifteen people detained in Ankara on Wednesday night
Fifteen people detained in Ankara on Wednesday night
Thirty one people in Ankara have been issued with arrest warrants yesterday. So far 15 people have been taken into custody. They are mainly members of the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP), the Community Centres Organization (HE), the Socialist Democracy Party (SDP) and the Students Collective.
Mustafa Eberliköse, Manager of the Community Centres head office, said that 15 people had been taken into police custody by Wednesday afternoon. It was reported that these people had been under technical surveillance. Reportedly, some of the people were located via their cell phones.
Also the home of Dilþat Aktaþ, member of the Community Centres Central Steering Board (MYK), was searched by the police. Aktaþ is in hospital right now because she got seriously wounded and suffered a broken hip bone during a police intervention against protestors in Ankara. The demonstration she had attended was related to the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu. Lokumcu had died as the result of a massive police intervention against protestors in Hopa (eastern Black Sea coast) on 31 May.
The police, reported BIANET Agency, seized CDs and books from the apartment Aktaþ shares with her mother. Aktaþ's lawyer Ender Büyükçulha said that his client's name was on the list of people to be searched. He remarked that the police could have come to hospital to take Aktaþ's statement.
The persons taken into police custody were brought to the Ankara Anti-Terror Branch (TMÞ). Lawyer Hocaoðullarý said that the reason for the custody was a press release issued after the death of retired teacher Lokumcu.
Mustafa Eberliköse, Manager of the Community Centres head office, said that 15 people had been taken into police custody by Wednesday afternoon. It was reported that these people had been under technical surveillance. Reportedly, some of the people were located via their cell phones.
Also the home of Dilþat Aktaþ, member of the Community Centres Central Steering Board (MYK), was searched by the police. Aktaþ is in hospital right now because she got seriously wounded and suffered a broken hip bone during a police intervention against protestors in Ankara. The demonstration she had attended was related to the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu. Lokumcu had died as the result of a massive police intervention against protestors in Hopa (eastern Black Sea coast) on 31 May.
The police, reported BIANET Agency, seized CDs and books from the apartment Aktaþ shares with her mother. Aktaþ's lawyer Ender Büyükçulha said that his client's name was on the list of people to be searched. He remarked that the police could have come to hospital to take Aktaþ's statement.
The persons taken into police custody were brought to the Ankara Anti-Terror Branch (TMÞ). Lawyer Hocaoðullarý said that the reason for the custody was a press release issued after the death of retired teacher Lokumcu.
