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''Être le taon qui pique le cheval paresseux de temps à autres'' Socrate Journalist Proud co-founder & director of publication at @Theredlinemedi1 #MiddleEast
Mar 20, 2021 8 tweets 4 min read
So, as I tweeted in french, I was arrested in #Istanbul, #Turkey last night on my way to report in #Diyarbakir.
I was taken out of the plane right after landing in front of the other passengers by a police officer and taken in costudy for a 2hour interrogation session. I was then told I represent a threat to the (Turkish) Republic's security and that I will be deported in the first plane in the morning. I was accompanied to the Immigration department's "guest house", which is a room locked from outside, where I would sleep without my phone.