İSTANBUL - Journalists Metin Yoksu and Derya Okatan who were kept into custody for 24 days spoke about the detention process. Journalists said that they were kept in unhealthy cells and exposed to physical assault, defamations and swearings.

Six journalists had been detained on 25 December 2016 because of news report about hacked e-mails of Minister Berat Albayrak. After sent to the court closed Dicle News Agency (DİHA) news director Ömer Çelik, Diker former editor Tunca Öğreten and Birgün Newspaper accounting supervisor Mahir Kanat were jailed. DİHA reporter Metin Yoksu, Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor in chief Derya Okatan and Yolculuk Newspaper publisher Eray Saygın were released.
Released journalists Metin Yoksu and Derya Okatan spoke to dihaber about 24 days of detention.
Journalist Yoksu mentioned that each journalist was kept in different cells and they were forced to stay with ISIL and Gulen Community members' cells.

" We had no news about each other at first days of detention. We were kept unhealthy cells which is humid and dirty. Also we could go to toilet only the praying time. Therefore some of people who were taken into custody had to relieve theirselve such as using bottle.

The food they gave us was also unhealty. Most people had diarhoea because of what they ate" said Yoksu.

Yoksu also said that he was handcuffed from behind in front of his little daughter's eyes when he was taken into custody.

Yoksu " We were exposed to assaults when we were taken to hospital. We were looking outside from the bus and suddenly a police officer brought the curtain down and said 'you! Don't watch outside son of ....' said to Ömer Çelik. Then he tried to punch him. But he failed and then other police intervened. After we were taken to cells same police took selfie with us without our permission" said.

" They were taken us into custody to aim to criminalize. They already knew we dont have any ties with RedHack. They sued against us only because we made report about hacked e-mails of Minister Albayrak. I am a journalist and I have to make report. I dont have to ask permission from a prosecutor to follow some one" said Yoksu.

Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor in chief Derya Okatan " I was taken into custody on condolence house in Ankara. I am a journalist to show dirty face of capitalism and to tell people that there may be more beautiful world since ten years. There has been many operations against RedHack but none of their member could be detained. Therefore they wanted to take into custody to journalists who made news about hacked e-mails of Albayrak. I started to hunger strike due to lawlessness detention and during this time I was exposed to physical assault, defamations and swearings" said.

" There is no any other choise except to resistance tradition against these implementations. Because assaults are too big" said Okatan.