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| Turkish court agrees to hear coup plot case |
| 2008-07-26 |
| A Turkish court agreed on Friday to hear a case against 86 people accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The investigation into the alleged underground organisation, known as Ergenekon, has rattled markets and increased political tensions in Turkey, which is also unsettled by a case to shut down the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for Islamist activities. "Istanbul's penal court has accepted the indictment of 86 suspects as part of the Ergenekon investigation," state-run Anatolian news agency reported. A source from the court confirmed to Reuters that it had accepted the case. CNN Turk television, which broadcast footage showing pages from the near-2500 page indictment, said the court would hold its first hearing on October 20 in Silvri prison, near Istanbul. The defendants, including the head of a small nationalist party and retired army officers, face charges including incitement to armed insurrection, aiding a terror group and possession of explosives. Two senior retired generals have also been arrested as part of the investigation but have not yet been charged. A further 26 people were detained on Wednesday on suspicion of being involved. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The purges begin. |
| Posted by: Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-26 12:06 |