Lawyers of 20 politicians detained within the scope of the Ankara-based "Kobanê investigation" stated that the testimony at the police has not started and their detention periods will be extended.
Detained as part of the “Kobani investigation”, HDP politicians had food poisoning. Attorney Dede has said that Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen has been brought back to the security directorate after being put on a drip. Two politicians are still in hospital.
Osman Şiban, who was arrested by Turkish soldiers and then thrown from helicopter, says he doesn’t remember anything about the day of the incident.
The lawyers of 20 politicians from the HDP's 2014 Central Executive Board (MYK), who were detained on the grounds of Kobanê protests, went to the Ankara Security Directorate Anti Terror (TEM) Branch, where they were detained to meet with their clients.
HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan responded to the AKP regarding the detentions of the party members and said: "HDP did not kneel, and never will, let that become a worry to you". Buldan called on to the opposition to be shoulder to shoulder against these attacks.
Kemal Özkiraz, Head of Eurasia Research, made a call to Kılıçdaroğlu and Akşener regarding the detention of HDP members within the scope of the "Kobanê investigation" opened 6 years later, and said: "If you do not speak out to these unlawfulnesses today, you will all be arrested".
7 people were detained in house raids in some districts of Istanbul.
When the tents set up in front of Diyarbakır HDP Provincial building failed, AKP tried a similar provocation in Şırnak. A grıup of women under the lead of AKP Women's Branch President Hatice Atan coming together from different cities, tries to provocate HDP in front of HDP Şırnak Provincial building.
HDP MPs Meral Danış Beştaş and Garo Paylan whom summaries regarding the Kobané investigation was prepared, said: "Resistance will eventually succeed. Now it is time to stand with HDP."
A 24-hour restriction on access to lawyers has been imposed to the politicians detained in the operation carried out against HDP this morning.
Stating that the judiciary is the tool the government punishes people, HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar said: "They are attacking as they are losing, and losing more while attacking."
HDP said: "The revenge attack against our party was planned at the National Security Council (MGK) and the wedding ceremony of the prosecutor held in the palace'
HDP Central Executive Board (MYK) is holding an emergency meeting following the operation against HDP within the scope of the investigation on 'Kobané protests'.
Citizens that gathered in front of Kars Municipality Co-Chair Ayhan Bilgen while he was being detained as part of the investigation on 'Kobané protests', chanted the slogan 'This city is proud of you' while he was being taken away.
CHP İstanbul MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu said the operation against HDP is a wedding gift to the 'palace'.