Hakkari- Northern Kurdistan: Kurdish people marched through the city of Hakkari against the arrests of 11 people but they were attacked by Turkish police with tear gas and batons. Hit with a gas bomb on the head, one person has been seriously wounded.
Following the arrests of 10 Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) members and a Dicle News Agency reporter Hamdiye Çiftçi; demonstrators stayed for two days in front of Hakkari Courthouse before going to BDP building.
Speaking to the people, BDP Hakkari MP Hamit Geylani stated that the arrests are an injustice and added; “Even a person’s call to his friend is considered a crime in this country.”
Following the short statement, the mass scattered around in Pehlivan, Bağlar and Keklikpınar districts and started to protest against the arrests. The mass was then attacked by security forces and plainclothes policemen with gas bombs. Armoured vehicles called scorpion and tanks were called in. Young demonstrators responded to police with stones and made barricades on the ways. A young person C.A was injured with a hit of a gas bomb on the head. Taken to emergency service by people around, C.A. is reported to be in critical condition.