Prosecutors of Istanbul have ordered arrests of police officers today. Chief Prosecutor of Istanbul Hadi Salihoglu noted that some police officers, ministers, MPs, heads of influential TV channels and radio stations were suspected of illegal wiretapping, RIA Novosti reports.28 suspects, including 8 detained before, have been taken under arrest. One remains free. They were all part of the anti-terrorism office of the Istanbul police in 2010-2013.The crackdown on alleged followers of the Hizmet (parallel state) movement started in Turkey in December 2013. The movement is allegedly financed by Islamic theologian Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the U.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Gulen of attempts to unseat the government.
Prosecutors of Istanbul have ordered arrests of police officers today. Chief Prosecutor of Istanbul Hadi Salihoglu noted that some police officers, ministers, MPs, heads of influential TV channels and radio stations were suspected of illegal wiretapping, RIA Novosti reports.
28 suspects, including 8 detained before, have been taken under arrest. One remains free. They were all part of the anti-terrorism office of the Istanbul police in 2010-2013.
The crackdown on alleged followers of the Hizmet (parallel state) movement started in Turkey in December 2013. The movement is allegedly financed by Islamic theologian Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the U.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Gulen of attempts to unseat the government.
