Human Rights Association Ankara Branch office was raided by the security forces on the order of Ankara State Security Court today at around 13.30. Five persons were detained. All detainees are the members of the Human Rights Association (HRA). The names of those who detained are Abdullah Soner, Gokce Otlu, Ekrem Erdin, Saniye …, Özgür….
During operation process and recent incidents throughout Turkey, many Human Rights Association branches were pressurised. Many members of the HRA were detained.
Police seized all documents related to prisons including formal documents of Ministry of Justice and hard discs of all PCs at the office.
Executive members of Istanbul branch office were detained three times during last week, office was raided by police.
Konya branch office of the HRA was closed down for 45 days on 22 December 2000.
Antep branch office of the HRA was closed down for unlimited time of period on 7 December 2000.
Kayseri branch office was raided by police in the course of having made a press statement, chairmen of the Kayseri branch and the Trade Union of Public Employees in Educational Services (Egitim-Sen) were detained.
Van branch office of the HRA was closed down on 19 December 2000.
Malatya branch office of the HRA was closed down for an unlimited period of
time in November 2000.
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