A lawsuit was filed against Kars Co-Mayor Şevin Alaca, who was detained, replaced with a trustee and was arrested on October 8, 2020, due to “illegal organisation membership.” In the indictment prepared by Kars Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Co-Chairmanship system took place as a crime element. It was further shown as a crime that Alaca took place as the Kars Co-Mayor on Kars Municipality’s Twitter account, brochures, interviews and Alaca’s personal twitter account; as well as the events, protests she participated in, her dance with a Kurdish folk song and the “Sister Family Campaign” started by the municipality due to the pandemic.
05.01.2021
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