Aslı Erdoğan was detained following the decision of İstanbul 8th Criminal Court of Justice to close the Özgür Gündem daily. She was interrogated as the publishing consultant board member of the newspaper, and was alleged to have committed the crimes of “being a member of an [illegal] organization”, “propagandizing for an [illegal] organization”, and “incitement of the people,” with her articles used as evidence. Following her interrogation, she was arrested by the Criminal Court of Justice on duty on August 19.
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