Three people including a journalist imprisoned in İzmir

Four people were taken into custody into political genocide operations in İzmir on 25 September. The detainees were asked questions about their involvement in press statements, leaflet distribution and cemetery visits. One of the detainees, Lütfiye Burcu Kara, a reporter for Mücadele Birliği Newspaper, was asked about the press briefings she covered, the interviews she conducted and why she travelled to the representative office of the newspaper.

The detainees were referred to Izmir Courthouse after giving their statements to the police, with a demand for their arrest on charges of “membership in an illegal organisation”.

Reporter Lütfiye Burcu Kara, Evrim Özten, Organisation Specialist of Yapı Yol İş Union and Cemal Kara, a member of the Revolutionary Student Union were remanded in custody, while the other detainee was released on judicial control conditions.