MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Emrullah Acar
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Emrullah Acar
CITY
Şanlıurfa
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
24/11/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 220/7

As part of an investigation conducted by the Malatya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charge of “being a member of an organization”, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Emrullah Acar’s house in Urfa province was raided in the morning hours on November 19, 2021. Following the search at his house, Acar was detained.

During the raid, Acar’s computer and camera were seized (November 19).

The detention period of Emrullah Acar was extended for 4 days (November 23).

Acar was released on probation by the court he was referred to (November 24).