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TURKISH POLICE DEPARTMENT OPENS PROBE INTO MISSED SURVEILLANCE DATA
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Sept 19 2013
ANKARA
During this investigation, the Police Intelligence office discovered
a number of clues about the erasing of data, as well as the copying
of some archive information. DHA photo
The police department has kicked-off an investigation into the former
actions of its intelligence service, but has been unable to access
some of the wiretapping and surveillance records, according to a
report in daily Milliyet on Sept. 19.
The department has been undergoing a personnel reshuffle and
institutional restructuring since Engin Dinc, who was reportedly
involved in employing a suspect in the Armenian-Turkish journalist
Hrant Dink murder case as an intelligence provider, became head of
the Police Intelligence office in April.
Within the transition operations, the new department head has also
ordered a wide-scale probe into operations conducted under his
predecessor, Omer Altınparmak.
During this investigation, the Police Intelligence office discovered
a number of clues about the erasing of data, as well as the copying
of some archive information.
In particular, some processes conducted related to technical
wiretapping and surveillance activities could not be reached,
Milliyet reported.
Evidence of data manipulation has been sent to the Internal Affairs
Ministry and the General Police Director Mehmet Kılıclar.
The higher management has ordered a re-examination of the obtained
data by inspectors, who will look to see whether there are any
elements of crimes having been committed among former activities,
and decide on the punishment if necessary.
Two chief police inspectors began to examine the operation records 10
days ago at the Police Intelligence Department headquarters in Ankara.
At the first stage of investigations, inspectors demanded some of the
missing records from the Turkey's Directorate of Telecommunication
(TİB), which is the sole authority over all of the wiretapping
and surveillance activities of security units. However the TİB is
reported to have given a negative response to the request.
Following Dinc's taking over of the post in April, most of the branch
chiefs were replaced in May, without waiting for the appointment
season to come. As part of the summer appointments, lower ranking
officials, as well as a number of critically positioned personnel,
were also relocated.
These displaced personnel now appear to be resorting to judicial
measures, claiming that they were unseated "unlawfully." Some of the
intelligence managers have already earned the right to be reappointed
within 30 days, after a ruling for the suspension of the execution
of replacement decision. Suspension decisions are still subject to
the finalization of a number of legal procedures.
September/19/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-police-department-opens-probe-into-missed-surveillance-data.aspx?pageID=238&nID=54740&NewsCatID=341
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Sept 19 2013
ANKARA
During this investigation, the Police Intelligence office discovered
a number of clues about the erasing of data, as well as the copying
of some archive information. DHA photo
The police department has kicked-off an investigation into the former
actions of its intelligence service, but has been unable to access
some of the wiretapping and surveillance records, according to a
report in daily Milliyet on Sept. 19.
The department has been undergoing a personnel reshuffle and
institutional restructuring since Engin Dinc, who was reportedly
involved in employing a suspect in the Armenian-Turkish journalist
Hrant Dink murder case as an intelligence provider, became head of
the Police Intelligence office in April.
Within the transition operations, the new department head has also
ordered a wide-scale probe into operations conducted under his
predecessor, Omer Altınparmak.
During this investigation, the Police Intelligence office discovered
a number of clues about the erasing of data, as well as the copying
of some archive information.
In particular, some processes conducted related to technical
wiretapping and surveillance activities could not be reached,
Milliyet reported.
Evidence of data manipulation has been sent to the Internal Affairs
Ministry and the General Police Director Mehmet Kılıclar.
The higher management has ordered a re-examination of the obtained
data by inspectors, who will look to see whether there are any
elements of crimes having been committed among former activities,
and decide on the punishment if necessary.
Two chief police inspectors began to examine the operation records 10
days ago at the Police Intelligence Department headquarters in Ankara.
At the first stage of investigations, inspectors demanded some of the
missing records from the Turkey's Directorate of Telecommunication
(TİB), which is the sole authority over all of the wiretapping
and surveillance activities of security units. However the TİB is
reported to have given a negative response to the request.
Following Dinc's taking over of the post in April, most of the branch
chiefs were replaced in May, without waiting for the appointment
season to come. As part of the summer appointments, lower ranking
officials, as well as a number of critically positioned personnel,
were also relocated.
These displaced personnel now appear to be resorting to judicial
measures, claiming that they were unseated "unlawfully." Some of the
intelligence managers have already earned the right to be reappointed
within 30 days, after a ruling for the suspension of the execution
of replacement decision. Suspension decisions are still subject to
the finalization of a number of legal procedures.
September/19/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-police-department-opens-probe-into-missed-surveillance-data.aspx?pageID=238&nID=54740&NewsCatID=341