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Turkey detains local head of Amnesty International
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/turkey-arrests-amnesty-international-head-and-lawyers-in-gulenist-sweepTurkish authorities have detained the local head of Amnesty International for alleged links to the network of the Muslim cleric Ankara blames for last year’s failed coup.
Police detained Taner Kiliç and 22 other lawyers in the Aegean coastal province of Izmir on suspicion of ties to the movement of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the human rights group said, citing a detention order.
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His detention did not appear to be connected to his work with the rights group, nor did it appear to specifically target the organisation, Amnesty said. It was unclear why he was suspected of having links to Gulen’s network, it said.
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The turkish newspaper Hürriyet reports that he was arrested for using a messenger app that is popular among followers of Gülen.
Arrested for using a particular messenger app.
That's the evidence they have against him.
