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Turkey's new decree increases detention period to one month

Xinhua, July 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

A decree law released increases the legal duration of detention up to 30 days from the current two after the Turkish failed coup, Hurriyet Daily News reported Saturday.

Under the new decree, the police are authorized to keep suspects up to one month before taking them to court.

The decree, as part of the state of emergency declared on July 20, also authorizes the defense ministry to sack any military personnel.

It ordered the closure of 35 hospitals, 1,043 private schools and dormitories, 15 private universities, 1,229 associations and foundations and 19 trade unions for links to Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Turkey of plotting the coup attempt on July 15.

More than 5,600 suspects allegedly linked to the failed coup have remanded in custody so far, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.

According to the latest judicial figures, 5,613 suspects out of 12,652 detainees have been charged with links to the coup.

About 300 police officers, 3,649 soldiers, 1,559 judicial members, 20 administrative chiefs and 93 other people were referred to court after police questioning. Endit