MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Reporter Ümit Uzun – taken into custody during news follow-up
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ümit Uzun
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
11/11/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Social
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
Interferences by the Executive Power
Executive and Administration
Interference of police forces

After a vehicle span out of control and crashed into a shop in Gaziosmanpaşa district in İstanbul, journalist Ümit Uzun, a reporter for the Demirören News Agency (DHA), arrived to the scene of incident to follow-up the event. However, he was taken into custody by the police by being battered. Police officers leaned his head against the wall and handcuffed him behind his back.

He was released from detention after deposing at the police station, Uzun has filed a criminal complaint against the officers.