Turkish court rules first release in Ergenekon trial

Güncelleme Tarihi: Kasım 18, 2008 18:52

Hurriyet DN Online with wires

Oluşturulma Tarihi: Kasım 18, 2008 18:06

A Turkish court ruled Tuesday for the release of a retired petty officer arrested and detained for 17 months in the Ergenekon case in which 86 people have been accused of membership to a group that allegedly plotted to overthrow Turkey's Islamist-rooted government.

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Mahmut Ozturk is the first jailed detainee released in the controversial Ergenekon trials, which began in October.�

With the release of Ozturk, the number of the detainees fell to 85.�

The Ergenekon operation was launched in June 2007 with the discovery of grenades in a house in Istanbul’s Umraniye district. Since then over one hundred people have been detained in nine waves of arrests in the controversial operation. �

Another indictment would be submitted for those detained in the latest waves of the operation, including two retired generals, journalists and a business group leader.

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Turkish court rules first release in Ergenekon trial

A Turkish court ruled Tuesday for the release of a retired petty officer arrested and detained for 17 months in the Ergenekon case in which 86 people have been accused of membership to a group that allegedly plotted to overthrow Turkey's Islamist-rooted government.

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