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Police chief once accused of negligence in Dink case arrested
July 23, 2014 - 14:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A former Istanbul police intelligence chief who was
recently in row with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an was among the
69 officers detained as part of a criminal probe into allegations of
`espionage' and `illegal wiretapping,' as the total number of officers
in custody rose to 102 on Wednesday, July 23, Hurriyet Daily News
reported.
Ali Fuat Yılmazer recently drew public attention after claiming that
it was ErdoÄ?an who demanded the arrest of former army chief Ä°lker
BaÅ?buÄ?, sparking the latter's anger. `These are lies from A to Z,'
ErdoÄ?an had said in response to Yılmazer during a televised interview
following BaÅ?buÄ?'s release, before adding: `He will pay the price for
this.'
Yılmazer's name first became publically known after he was accused of
negligence after the assassination of the Turkish-Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, while he was in charge of intelligence at the Istanbul
police department. He was subsequently promoted, despite being
implicated in a report prepared by the Prime Ministry Inspection Board
on Dink's murder.
As he was brought to the police station, Yılmazer turned to the
cameras and photographers and raised his handcuffed arms to protest
the operation.
`Turkey will see; these are medals of honor,' he said, claiming the
operation was staged in retaliation for the arrest of businessmen
close to the government during the Dec 17, 2013 probe on corruption
claims.
Yılmazer then accused the officers detaining him of `making a show.'
July 23, 2014 - 14:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A former Istanbul police intelligence chief who was
recently in row with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an was among the
69 officers detained as part of a criminal probe into allegations of
`espionage' and `illegal wiretapping,' as the total number of officers
in custody rose to 102 on Wednesday, July 23, Hurriyet Daily News
reported.
Ali Fuat Yılmazer recently drew public attention after claiming that
it was ErdoÄ?an who demanded the arrest of former army chief Ä°lker
BaÅ?buÄ?, sparking the latter's anger. `These are lies from A to Z,'
ErdoÄ?an had said in response to Yılmazer during a televised interview
following BaÅ?buÄ?'s release, before adding: `He will pay the price for
this.'
Yılmazer's name first became publically known after he was accused of
negligence after the assassination of the Turkish-Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, while he was in charge of intelligence at the Istanbul
police department. He was subsequently promoted, despite being
implicated in a report prepared by the Prime Ministry Inspection Board
on Dink's murder.
As he was brought to the police station, Yılmazer turned to the
cameras and photographers and raised his handcuffed arms to protest
the operation.
`Turkey will see; these are medals of honor,' he said, claiming the
operation was staged in retaliation for the arrest of businessmen
close to the government during the Dec 17, 2013 probe on corruption
claims.
Yılmazer then accused the officers detaining him of `making a show.'