Police raid on metropolitan municipalities: Gates broken, barriers re-placed

2019-08-19 09:34:40


	 

	NEWS CENTER - Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van metropolitan municipality buildings were raided by the police after the decision of the Ministry of Interior. Searches are made in buildings where the doors were busted open. After the March 31 elections, the police barriers that were removed, were put back.

	 

	 

	Following the dismissal and trustee decision of the Ministry of Interior, Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Metropolitan Municipality buildings were taken under police blockade. Police started searching the municipality buildings which they busted in breaking down doors. Many armoured vehicle and police were involved in the raid. 

	 

	Police forces broke the doors of Amed Municipality to forcibly get in the building at 6 am this morning.

	 

	Co-mayor Mızraklı said he has not received any notification regarding his removal, adding; “We are facing an unlawful situation. Nobody living in Turkey can consider himself to be living under the umbrella of law. This attitude developed against HDP municipalities should be seen as aimed at the democratic opposition. What is usurped is the people’s will.”

	 

	A number of police units participate in the raid on the municipalities of Amed and Van which have been surrounded with armored vehicles. A detailed search has been started in both municipalities and the police barricades that had been removed after the March 31 elections have been placed around the buildings again.

	 

	In the meantime, the Interior Ministry announced that provincial governors have been appointed in the place of the three mayors removed from office.