Journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu released after 3 days in detention
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The co-chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and Mezopotamya Agency (MA) editor Dicle Müftüoğlu has been released yesterday (Jun 6) after 3 days in detention.
Accused of sending money to the imprisoned journalists Nedim Türfent and Ziya Ataman, Müftüoğlu was brought to Diyarbakır Court House, early yesterday morning.
Müftüoğlu's statement was taken by the Van Public Prosecutor's Office via Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS).
Later the journalist was transferred to the Van Penal Court of Peace for judicial control.
Giving her defense, journalist Müftüoğlu said she knew Nedim Türfent and Ziya Ataman since she was the Editor-in-Chief of Dicle News Agency.
Müftüoğlu stated that she had sent money for solidarity with her colleagues in prison.
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Müftüoğlu's lawyer, Resul Temur, also said that the money Müftüoğlu sent could not be considered financing and demanded her release.
The journalist was released on probation.
Müftüoğlu was called in for questioning on June 3 and detained after police raided her home in the mostly Kurdish populated southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
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