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Turkish police arrest 56 over alleged coup plot

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 56 people charged with plotting to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), including two retired generals. They were arrested after the Istanbul prosecutor issued an indictment linking them to the Ergenekon group case. The group is allegedly responsible for bombing the headquarters of the newspaper Cumhuriyet, assassinating Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, and planning other attacks to provoke a military coup to topple the AKP. Retired General Sener Eruygur and retired General Hursit Tolon were arrested last year but were released for health reasons. Tuesday's arrests are the latest in a series of arrests related to the Ergenekon probe. Last week, a Turkish court ordered the arrest of Cumhuriyet journalist Mustafa Balbay and internet publisher Neriman Aydin for their alleged involvement the coup plot. There are currently more than 100 suspects in custody, with 40 arrested January 7, another 12 arrested January 12, and 30 arrested January 19.. The suspects include journalists, academics, army officers, policemen, and Turkish Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek. In October the High Criminal Court in Istanbul began the trial of 86 defendants allegedly involved in the coup plot.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on March 10, 2009 (boomark / email).