Artist Emel Çiftçi arrested

Emel Çiftçi, an artist who went to a hospital in Diyarbakır for treatment, was detained on the grounds of investigations launched against her in Ankara and Batman. Çiftçi, whose testimony was taken on charges of “membership in an illegal organization” and “leading an illegal organization” within the scope of her cultural and artistic activities, was arrested on the grounds of “suspicion of fleeing” despite presenting reports to the court stating that she had cancer and needed urgent surgery.