Two Reporters Jailed In Southeast Nusaybin,
Turkey-Kurdistan
Cengiz Dogan, the
editor-in-chief of the "Mavi" and "Kent" newspapers in Nusaybin, was arrested
and sent to the Mardin E-type prison for publishing PKK statements. The general
manager of the newspapers had been arrested two weeks ago.
BIA 21.Sept (Nusaybin) - Cengiz Dogan, the editor-in-chief of the "Mavi"
(Blue) and "Kent" (Town) newspapers in Nusaybin, was arrested for publishing the
announcements of the HPG group, which is affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers'
Party or PKK.
Suleyman Tekin, the general manager of the newspapers, was arrested on August
31, for participating in a protest staged while the body of a killed Syrian PKK
militant was being carried to Syria through Nusaybin.
Two officials of the local newspaper are arrested
According to Arif Altunkaynak, a reporter for the Anatolia News Agency, the
Nusaybin Prosecutor, who has examined the latest editions of the newspaper,
ordered the confiscation of the September 13, 2005 edition.
The prosecutors demand Dogan's arrest, accusing him of "disseminating propaganda
in favor of the PKK" and "praising the offense and the offender." The reporter
was arrested on September 13, and sent to the Mardin E-type prison.
Eight people, including Nazim Kok, the Nusaybin provincial head of the
Democratic People's Party (DEHAP), were arrested on August 31, as they carried
the body of a Syrian militant to the Nusaybin border crossing. The militant was
killed by the security forces in the Macka district of Trabzon.
Reporter Tekin was sent to the Nusaybin prosecutor's office after making a
deposition at the police station. Eight people were also arrested for the same
reason.
