Kışanak, Akat-Ata, Anlı Arrested
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Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak were arrested by Diyarbakır Criminal Judgeship of Peace on duty yesteday (October 30) evening.
Former deputy and now spokesperson of Free Women Congress (KJA), Ayla Akat-Arta was also arrested by the court she was referred to after giving her testimony before the prosecutor's office.
Diyarbakır Public Chief Prosecutor's Office has stated that Kışanak and Anlı were arrested on charge of "being a member of an [illegeal] organization as a part the investigation on confidentiality order.
Liberarian Democracy daily has reported that the charges were based on the municipality activities of the co-Mayors and the audio surveillance of the meetings held in the building of Democratic Society Congress (DTK).
What had happened?
Arriving at Diyarbakır Airport after holding a speech before the Grand National Assembly of Turkey – Coup Investigation Committee, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak was taken into custody yesterday (October 25).
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayor Fırat Anlı was also taken into custody in the same hours in his house.
People's Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) had called for people to take it to the streets in İstanbul and Diyarbakır at 11 a.m. to protest the detention of the co-Mayors.
Issuing a written statement following the solidarity call of the parties, Diyarbakır Governorship had announced that the intended demonstrations were unlawful.
CLICK - DİYARBAKIR METTOPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY CO-MAYORS KIŞANAK AND ANLI IN CUSTODY
A group protesting against detention of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, were also taken into custody on Former deputy and now KJA Spokesperson Ayla Akat-Ata as well as Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality General Secretary Zülküf Karatekin are also among the detainees.
CLICK - KJA SPOKESPERSON AYLA AKAT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
(AS/DG)