Turkish Official Says Officers Could Be Retried
A senior ruling party official says Turkey's government could change
laws to allow the re-trial of hundreds of military officers who were
convicted of plotting to overthrow the government.
Mustafa Elitas' comments, published in Hurriyet newspaper Sunday, came
after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political adviser suggested
this week that the convicted officers had been framed by groups within
the judiciary who are now allegedly orchestrating a widespread
corruption probe against Erdogan's allies.
Many believe the groups in the judiciary are followers of
Pennsylvania-based spiritual leader Fethullah Gulen, a moderate preacher
whose Muslim believers command a global empire of business, media and
education interests.
The convicted officers have long claimed the evidence against them was
fabricated, and the corruption probe could create an uneasy alliance
between the government and military.
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