The eight hearing in the main case for which Figen Yüksekdağ, former co-chair of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is held hostage by the Turkish regime, was held at the Ankara 16th High Criminal Court.

The hearing at Sincan Prison Campus was not attended by Yüksekdağ herself.

The court board ruled continuation of arrest for the HDP politician on grounds of “profound criminal suspicion” and scheduled the next hearing for 16 January 2016.