Ex-army chief to be questioned in Turkey
Prosecutor sends notice to General Ilker Basbug in connection with alleged plot to spread anti-government propaganda.
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2012 07:15
Turkey's former chief of army staff has been called to court for questioning over allegations of his involvement in the creation of websites to discredit Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, and the governing Justice and Development Party, or AKP.
General Ilker Basbug is the highest ranking officer to be questioned in the investigation into the so-called Ergenekon network, an ultra-nationalist group accused of conspiring against Erdogan's government.
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