JINHA

ÊLÎH – Police conducted house raids in the Sason and Kozluk districts of Batman and city center of Batman in the morning. According to reports, more than 80 people have been detained in the house raids.

Police conducted house raids in the Heznê, Kurêrê, Reşe Darê, Seyrantepe and Zengavi villages of Batman’s Sason and Kozluk district and Batman city center in the morning. According to reports received, more than 80 people have been detained in the house raids. The detained people were taken to Sason and a confidentiality order is imposed on the case carried out by Sason Public Prosecution Office and the detainees will not be allowed to see their lawyers for five days.

The HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) and DBP (Democratic Regions Party) administrators and the DBP member of board Mehmet Candemir, who participated in 8-day hunger strike with the demand a communication with the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan are among the detained people.

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