Lawyer put behind bars along with 3-month-old baby
Date posted: January 2, 2018
An Istanbul lawyer, identified with her initials O.E.H., was put in pretrial detention along with her three-month-old baby as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, media said.
According to TR724 online news portal, O.E.H. stopped by the Tokat police station upon an earlier call from police regarding a probe on Dec 27. The prosecutor in charge requested her arrest underlining that she might avoid investigation although O.E.H. had voluntarily complied with the police notice.
TR724 said O.E.H. was remanded in prison with her 3-month-old baby after they spent 2 days under police custody, on Dec 29.
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