Leyla Güven taken into custody in Amed
Güven was sentenced in absentia to 22 years and three months imprisonment on Monday. Among other charges, she was accused of "forming and leading a terrorist organization" - meaning the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). During Monday's hearing, the court also ordered Güven's immediate arrest.
The HDP described the prison sentence against Güven as a concrete example of the use of enemy criminal law against Kurdish society. Upon her arrest at the home of HDP deputy Semra Güzel, Güven said, "I am not going anywhere. I will continue to do politics in this country, in prison or outside."
