Istanbul 24th Assize Court issued the acquittal of 12 people, who were beaten by the police and were detained during the State of Emergency due to singing Kurdish folk songs at a public park and were later arrested due to “illegal organization membership”. The police have gone to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Park in Esenyurt, Istanbul on August 7, 2016 around 17:50 following the denouncement that a group of 15-20 people were singing loudly in the park. The police have beaten the people and detained them. Out of those detained, two children have been released and 12 people have been arrested by the court they were taken to.
18.02.2019
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