Police raid Colemêrg Municipality: Co-mayor detained

Turkish police conducted a dawn raid on the municipality in Colemêrg (Hakkari) on Monday. Colemêrg Co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış has been reportedly detained in the city of Van.

Colemêrg (Hakkari)– Turkish police blockaded the Colemêrg Municipality last night and conducted a dawn raid on the municipality on Monday.

The building of the Colemêrg Municipality won by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the local elections held in Türkiye on March 31, 2024 was blockaded by Turkish police at 11 p.m. on Sunday, blocking all roads and streets leading to the municipality. Then, the police raided the building early on Monday morning. According to the received reports, Colemêrg Co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış was detained in the city of Van on Monday.