Court rules to continue to keep Yüksekdağ and Demirtaş in jail
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- 11:15 30/5/2020
The Court has decided to continue the detention of HDP former co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş.
The Court has decided to continue the detention of HDP former co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş.
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