New message from arrested journalist İsmail Arı: 'I went to the Police Department on my own, and was arrested on suspicion of escape'

Journalist and BirGün correspondent İsmail Arı published a message from Sincan Prison, where he is detained.

Pointing out that he was arrested for the second time in the same year, Arı emphasized that he was detained at the Ankara Provincial Police Department, where he was called to testify, and that although he went to testify of his own volition, he was arrested by the judgeship to which he was brought.

"I WILL CONTINUE DEFENDING JOURNALISM"

Arı said, "Even though I went to the police station on my own, the judge arrested me on suspicion of escaping," and added, "I love this country and our people very much. That's why I won't run away from my country. I will continue to defend journalism."

Bee's full message is as follows:

"In the same year, in the same courthouse, I was arrested for the second time and thrown into prison for the same crime. The day I was arrested was World Journalists' Day. I am again in prison for an unfounded crime. Even though I went to the police station on my own, the judge arrested me on suspicion of escaping. I love this country and our people very much. That's why I won't run away from my country. I will continue to defend journalism.

Best regards, Ismail."

WHAT HAPPENED?

İsmail Arı was detained at the Ankara Provincial Police Department, where he went to testify on charges of "insulting a public official due to his duty" and "spreading misleading information to the public" upon the complaint of former RTÜK Chairman Ebubekir Şahin.

Arı, who spent the night of October 20 at the police station, was arrested on Wednesday, October 21, on the charge of "publicly disseminating misleading information."

The possibilities of "escaping" and "obscuring evidence" were cited as reasons for the decision.