By LEXPRESS.fr , published02/01/2014 at 19:58
According to the Turkish press, the General Staff of the Army filed a complaint against the convictions that sent hundreds of soldiers in prison in 2008 and 2012. The judges questioned would be close to the brotherhood Gülen, opposed to the government.
that rocks Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , requiring a new trial for hundreds of officers convicted of plotting against the regime.
Judges around the brotherhood Gülen
"The police officers, prosecutors and judges involved in these cases, in which active and retired officers of the Turkish armed forces were considered, ignored the defense motions and manipulated evidence," says the text of the complaint quoted by the daily
Hürriyet on its website.
As noted immediately the same media, this complaint comes just days after one of the closest advisers to the Prime Minister,
Yalcin Akdogan , suggested that those who conspired against the army and were the same as those that the government accused of being behind the scandal that threatens. Since the spectacular shot anticorruption net December 17, Mr.
Erdogan denounced a "conspiracy" or "attempted murder" carried out by a "state within a state" or a "gang" involving police officers and judges. It is without naming the brotherhood of Muslim preacher
Fethullah Gülen , very influential in the police and the judiciary.
Long its ally, the organization has recently entered into war against the government, which wants to remove schools tutoring private which is a financial windfall for the Gülen movement.
Convictions have reduced the influence of the army
There are some days, a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in power since 2002, had also raised the possibility of a reform to the military retrial convicted in both cases.
In the first, called "Ergenekon", a court ruled in August of prison sentences against 275 accused, including former Chief of Staff of the Turkish Army, General
Ilker Basbug , sentenced to prison for life for attempting to overthrow the Islamic-conservative government in 2008. In August 2012, the same court of Silivri, on the outskirts of Istanbul, was sentenced more than 300 soldiers, including generals, has sentences from 13 to 20 years in prison for another attempt to plot called "hammer" against Erdogan, in 2003 this time.
These convictions, denounced as a "witch hunt" by the opposition, have enabled Erdogan to reduce the political influence of the army, since 1960, had led three coups and forced an Islamist-inspired government resignation. Last week, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) had issued a statement to ensure that they "do not want to be involved in the political debate "underway.
This new judges questioned by the army comes as the government tries to regain control of the judiciary, he accused of being infiltrated by the organization Gülen, after unprecedented purges in the police.
This unique duel takes place on the public square, several important judicial institutions such as the High Council
of Judges and magistrates have been involved in press "pressures" of power to try to stifle the ongoing case .
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