Six of the 10 earthquake victims detained in Iskenderun sent to prison

Six of the 10 people working in Iskenderun Flea Market who were detained as a result of a tip-off and subjected to police torture were arrested.

M.Y., A.Y., A.Y., R.Y., B.A., C.Z., S.B., R.A., M.C.K. and M.B. were beaten and taken into custody by the police. The ten people were earthquake victims, and M.B. and S.B. are Syrians. They were tortured in the police station and some of them were taken into custody without shoes.

After the deposition at the police station, the people were transferred to the Iskenderun Courthouse. The prosecutor took the statements of the 10 people who were kept waiting for hours in the courthouse corridor handcuffed and without shoes. The 10 people who were transferred to the Iskenderun 1st Criminal Court of Peace denied the crime of "theft of goods stored in the building".

The Court decided to remand M.Y., A.Y., R.Y., B.A., C.Z., S.B. in custody on the charge of "theft", and released A.Y., R.A., M.C. and M.B. under judicial control.