Turkey: Arrest warrants out for 71 FETO-linked suspects
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issues arrest warrants which target 61 soldiers, including 36 still on duty
By Muhammed Enes Can
ISTANBUL
Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for 71 suspects including 61 soldiers and 10 alleged "covert imams" of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), according to the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in
As part of a case on a FETO infiltration in the Turkish Armed Forces, the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office issued the arrest warrants against 61 soldiers, 36 of whom are still on duty.
A total of 39 suspects including 33 soldiers have so far been arrested in simultaneous operations conducted by security units across 23 provinces of Turkey.
The arrest warrants target 23 suspects from the Ground Forces Command, 24 from the Naval Forces, 11 from the Air Command Forces and three from the gendarmerie forces.
According to the Turkish government, FETO and its U.S.-based leader
Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
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