A total of 24 people, including 6 children, were taken into custody under torture in house raids in Batman (Êlih). Turkish police also tortured Sultan Evcil, the mother of Mehmet Evcil, one of those taken into custody.

The names of those detained are as follows: Aziz Dal, Hakan Êsimsek, Hasan Eraslan, Yakıp Yön il Tas, Ömer Altınışık, Mustafa Akgül, Hüseyin Turan, Ferhat Sakin, Ferit Turan and Mehmet Evcil.

It was learned that there was a 3-day detention order for those detained for protesting the appointment of a trustee.