Co-mayor of Kızıltepe jailed

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  • 09:23 16 December 2019
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MARDİN - Co-mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz has been sent to prison after appearing in court today.

Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz, co-mayor of Mardin’s Kızıltepe district, won by the HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) in March 31 elections, was taken into custody and replaced by a government-appointed trustee on December 12.
 
Referred to court earlier today, the democratically elected co-mayor was remanded in custody for alleged “membership to a terrorist organisation”.
 
Yılmaz was then sent to Mardin E Type Closed Prison.

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