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| Turkey detains over 200 for 'illicit money transfers' to US |
| 2018-10-03 |
| [DAWN] An Istanbul court issued arrest warrants for a total of 417 suspects and have so far rounded up 216 in a nationwide operation carried out in 40 cities, the official Anadolu news agency reported. The suspects are facing charges including criminal conspiracy and violating measures to prevent terrorism financing, Anadolu said. There were no further details on who the suspects are. An investigation found that from the beginning of 2017 some 2.4 billion lira ($400 million) had been transferred from ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... to a total of 28,088 accounts abroad from several banks, it added. Those conducting the money transfers earned "commissions", Anadolu said, citing the investigation, while the large majority of the recipients of the funds were people of Iranian origin living in the United States. There were no further details on who these individuals were and if the transfers had an overall aim. The arrests come as the United States is in the process of reimposing sanctions on Iran after Washington pulled out of a 2015 international deal limiting the nation's nuclear programme, including on Iran's ability to use the international financial system and export oil. |
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