
Deposed co-mayor of Iğdır jailed 

2020-05-19 09:29:08


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	IĞDIR - Co-mayor of the Iğdır municipality seized by the Ministry of Interior last week, has been remanded in custody and sent to prison.

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	The co-mayor of Iğdır province, Yaşar Akkuş, was taken into custody after the AKP-MHP government seized the HDP-run municipality through the appointment of a trustee on May 15.

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	After three days of detention, Akkuş was referred to court where he was remanded in custody for alleged “membership to an illegal organization”. He has been sent to Iğdır Prison.

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	The other co-mayor, Eylem Çelik, remains in police custody.

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	The two co-mayors who had been democratically elected in the local elections of 31 March 2019, were removed from office by the Ministry of Interior on May 15 and replaced by a trustee appointed by the government. A confidentiality order has been issued on their case file.

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	Yesterday, the co-mayor of the Altınova town, in Korkut district of Muş province, was remanded in custody for allegedly “spreading propaganda for an illegal organization” and sent to Muş E Type Closed Prison.

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	The co-mayor, Casim Budak, had also been removed from office and detained after the seizure of the municipality on May 15.

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