Four Kurdish lawyers arrested in 'terror' investigation

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In the investigation initiated by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 145 out of 216 people who were issued arrest warrants as part of the operation including journalists, politicians, artists, and lawyers were detained on April 25.

Lawyers Bahar Oktay, Fırat Yıldız, Muhittin Muğuç, Şerzan Yelboğa, and Adile Salman, who learned that they had arrest warrants issued against them, went to the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to give their statements.

Oktay, Yıldız, Muğuç, and Salman were placed under judicial control, and Yelboğa was sent to court with a request for detention.

The court ordered the detention of Yelboğa, while Yıldız, Muğuç, and Salman were released under judicial control, and Oktay was released without any measures taken against him.

During the investigation, lawyers Serhat Hezer, Burhan Arta, and Özüm Vurgun were arrested, and with Yelboğa, the number of detained lawyers has increased to 4.

Since April 25, some 52 people have been arrested and 98 people have been released as part of the investigation. (NT/VK)