Doğru was taken into custody in Istanbul as part of an investigation launched in Diyarbakır. At his defense he proffered to the 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace of Diyarbakır on 3 December 2018, the journalist denied allegations and requested to be released pending trial. On December 4, the judgeship decided on the arrest of Doğru on the grounds of “strong suspicion on commiting a crime” on account of his Facebook posts.
Upon the acceptance of the indictment dated December 10, the case was merged with the case in which he is standing trial under Turkish Criminal Code Article 302.