Green Left MP candidate remanded in custody

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Green Left (Yeşil Sol) Party İzmir parliamentary candidate Meryem Yıldırım, who was detained on April 30 as part of an investigation based in Eskişehir and subsequently released on house arrest, has been remanded in custody.

Following the prosecutor's objection to the house arrest decision, an arrest warrant was issued for Yıldırım, who went to the İzmir Courthouse today to give a statement.

Yıldırım was arrested by the judge on charges of "membership in an illegal organization" and sent to Şakran Women's Closed Prison.

Since the beginning of April, a series of operations targeting Kurdish-focused political parties, legal and media organizations have been carried out, resulting in numerous arrests. These operations coincided with the dual elections on May 14. (NT/VK)