Turkey has launched a probe into former and current U.S. prosecutors involved in a case against Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab and some other Turkish citizens in New York, Daily Sabah reports.
The Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office on Saturday accused former U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara and current U.S. prosecutor Joon H. Kim of using information and documents from previous investigations in Turkey for the case of Zarrab, who is standing trial in New York over the accusation of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The statement said the affidavit given by Attorney Cathy Fleming on Sept. 30 showed U.S. prosecutors obtained voice recordings and other fake documents from unknown persons instead of from official channels—breaching international law—for building their case against Turkish citizens in the U.S.
Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office said the investigation will look into details on how and from whom such documents were obtained, noting that the Turkish Justice Ministry did not hand out any information to the U.S. authorities about Zarrab's case.
