72 people had been detained last Friday within the investigation conducted by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). Five of those 72 people, including Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Honorary Board member Dr Şeyhmus Gökalp, were arrested due to “illegal organisation membership.” Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Chairman and lawyer Abdullah Zeytun gave information on the arrest of Dr Gökalp and said, “His human rights advocacy and profession as a physician were criminalised. Charges imposed are unbelievable and he was arrested without concrete, material evidence.”
24.11.2020
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