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Turkish court orders 102 people charged with plotting to overthrow
government to be arrested
July 24, 2010 - 15:00 AMT 10:00 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
A Turkish court has ordered 102 people charged with plotting to
overthrow the government to be arrested and held in jail until their
trial, the state news agency says.
The suspects were among 196 people indicted this week. Some were
detained in February and then released. They include three retired
military commanders. They are to be jailed pending their 16 December
trial. The remaining 94 will remain free until their trial. All are
accused of involvement in an alleged conspiracy to create chaos and
pave the way for a military takeover.
Among the 102 people are retired Gen Dogan Cetin, former commander of
Turkey's first army, former navy chief Adm Ozden Ornek and former air
force commander Gen Halil Ibrahim Flirtina.
The indictment says the alleged conspiracy was drawn up in 2003 at the
Istanbul base of the Turkish First Army shortly after the governing
AKP party came to power. The alleged plot - codenamed Operation
Sledgehammer - reportedly involved plans to bomb mosques and provoke
tensions with Greece, in order to spark political chaos and justify a
military takeover.
The case is the latest in a series involving alleged plots against the
Islamist-rooted government by the military and secular establishment,
BBC News reported.
From: A. Papazian
government to be arrested
July 24, 2010 - 15:00 AMT 10:00 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
A Turkish court has ordered 102 people charged with plotting to
overthrow the government to be arrested and held in jail until their
trial, the state news agency says.
The suspects were among 196 people indicted this week. Some were
detained in February and then released. They include three retired
military commanders. They are to be jailed pending their 16 December
trial. The remaining 94 will remain free until their trial. All are
accused of involvement in an alleged conspiracy to create chaos and
pave the way for a military takeover.
Among the 102 people are retired Gen Dogan Cetin, former commander of
Turkey's first army, former navy chief Adm Ozden Ornek and former air
force commander Gen Halil Ibrahim Flirtina.
The indictment says the alleged conspiracy was drawn up in 2003 at the
Istanbul base of the Turkish First Army shortly after the governing
AKP party came to power. The alleged plot - codenamed Operation
Sledgehammer - reportedly involved plans to bomb mosques and provoke
tensions with Greece, in order to spark political chaos and justify a
military takeover.
The case is the latest in a series involving alleged plots against the
Islamist-rooted government by the military and secular establishment,
BBC News reported.
From: A. Papazian