3 jailed in Nusaybin

2015-07-06 10:10:02

MARDİN (DİHA) - Out of 9 people who were detained in a wave of house raids in Nusaybin district of Mardin 4 days ago, 6 were released and 3 were remanded in custody for alleged membership to a "terrorist" organization.

After giving their testimonies at police headquarters, the detainees were referred to the public prosecutor's office which released 6 among them and referred 3 others to the Magistrates' Court. Remanded here in custody for alleged “membership to a terrorist organization”, the three youths by the name of Halil Oktay, Ramazan Tunç and Yakup Doğan were sent to Mardin E Type Prison.

A group of youths protesting the arrests laid barricades and closed the Midyat Road Avenue to traffic, upon which they were intervened by police forces with tear gas and water cannons.

(nt)