Prosecutors object release of suspects accused with wiretapping Erdoğan
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULJun 23, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Jun 23, 2014 12:00 am
Ankara Prosecutors' Office objected an Ankara court's decision to release all five suspects, who were detained as part of an investigation looking into the wiretapping of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office and car.
Simultaneous raids took place on last Tuesday in Ankara, Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Yozgat and Karabük, resulting in 11 people being detained. However, after completing interrogations, six of the suspects were released, the remaining five were referred to a court. The court decided to release all five on probation.
"Wiretapping bugs were found in my office. All evidences were submitted to judicial bodies; and now we see that all suspects are released. I will not accept," PM Erdoğan said during a speech he made during his France trip on Sunday.
The investigation was initiated started after the discovery of a bugging device at the prime minister's office and official car, under the scope of the spying case, which was initiated by Ankara's Counterterrorism Unit in cooperation with the prosecution office.
The Gülen Movement led by Fethullah Gülen, who currently resides in the U.S. in a self-imposed exile, is allegedly behind the wiretapping, release of fabricated tape recordings and wiretapping of thousands of individuals including politicians, journalists, academics, NGO leaders and prominent figures through fabricated cases and court orders given by Gülenist agents within state institutions.
A series of fake tape recordings of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his son Bilal Erdoğan and numerous ministers and politicians have previously been published online prior to the March 30 local elections by agents affiliated with the Gülen Movement following the Dec. 17 operation.
The movement denies any involvement while Fethullah Gülen, could be facing extradition charges in the case he is convicted.
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