NEWSDESK, — More than 40 people were arrested today amid a wave of house raids carried out in the context of KCK operations.
Among the raided addresses in Batman are BDP provincial and district buildings, offices of Azadiya Welat paper, Egitim Sen, MEYADER, Association of Religious Scholars, Bahar Cultural Center and a number of houses.
While lawyers and institutions authorities weren’t provided information on the grounds of confidential investigation, the operation by plainclothes policemen and action force teams is reported to continue in the city. Detainees are accused of “being members to KCK City Council and performing activities”.
While BDP members were also targeted by the operations in other cities, houses of ESP (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) members were raided in Izmir where police also detained a worker of Firat Distribution.
In the last week Hundreds of Kurds have been arrested within the context of KCK operation. From December 2011 to 3 January 2012 at least 567 Kurds, including mayors, students, children and human right activists have been detained.