"Turkey investigates claims on general's death
01 Oct 2010 14:56:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors are investigating claims that a plane crash which killed a military commander in 1993 may have been the result of sabotage, Turkish media reported.
Newspapers have widely reported voice recordings in which a former colonel allegedly says he played a role in the death of General Esref Bitlis, who was head of Turkey's paramilitary police force when he died in the crash.
The retired colonel, Arif Dogan, arrived at an Istanbul court house on Friday for a second day of questioning by prosecutors, state-run Anatolian news agency said.
Separately, prosecutors in Ankara also launched an investigation into the death of Bitlis, whose plane crashed due to engine failure shortly after takeoff in Ankara. The crash has long been regarded as suspicious and media reports say his death occurred at a time when he was investigating alleged links between the military and rebel groups in northern Iraq."
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