HDP Group Deputy Chair Çağlar Demirel Arrested

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Detained in Ankara, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Chair Çağlar Demirel has been arrested by Diyarbakır 5th Heavy Penal Court.

Following the detention warrant, Demirel was referred to court after her proceedings at Diyarbakır Security General Directorate were completed.

While Demirel denied the accusations and demanded her acquittal, the prosecutor in his indictment requested arrest of Demirel.

The prosecutor demanded jail term from 10 to 23 years on charges of “Being a member of a terror organization”, “Propagandizing for terrorism” for Demirel, who was then arrested.

Besime Konca has been detained again

HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca, who was detained along with Çağlar Demirel and released by the court afterwards, has been detained again.

Warrant to bring MPs to court by force

Warrants of forcefully bringing eight Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs to court were issued.

One of the eight MPs is Selma Irmak, who is still under arrest.

The two were Çağlar Demirli and Besime Konca, who were detained yesterday.

The other MPs are Osman Baydemir, Dirayet Taşdemir, Ahmet Yıldırım, Alican Önlü and Nadir Yıldırım.

10 MPs arrested

HDP Co-Chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, Şırnak MPs Ferhat Encü, Leyla Birlik, Hakkari MPs Selma Irmak, Abdullah Zeydan, Diyarbakır MPs İdris Baluken, Nursel Aydoğan, Ziya Pir, İmam Taşçıer, Ankara MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Mardin MP Gülser Yıldırım were taken into custody on November 4.

Pir, Taşçıer and Önder were released on probation.

Yüksekdağ, Demirtaş, Baluken, Birlik, Irmak, Aydoğan, Yıldırım, Zeydan and Encü were arrested on the same day.

HDP Hakkari MP Akdoğan was arrested on November 7, and the number of arrested HDP MPs rose to 10. (NV/TK)