Turkish police took back into custody the head of rights group Amnesty International in Turkey, hours after an Istanbul court ordered his conditional release, the rights group said on Thursday. Kilik’s supporters were relieved Wednesday when the Istanbul court his release from a jail in the Aegean city of Izmir under judicial control. But hours later, a new arrest warrant was issued for Kilic, and he was taken back into custody, Amnesty said. While the Istanbul court rejected the appeal, it nonetheless sent the application to another court for a decision on Kilik’s detention. Following the 2016 failed coup, Turkey introduced a state of emergency which was renewed last month for the sixth time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2018 08:37 UTC