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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Turkey's gang probe widens, more high-profile opponents detained

"Turkey's gang probe widens, more high-profile opponents detained

Two former army commanders, a journalist and a leader of a business group were taken into custody under the Ergenekon operation, as the new custodies revived the debates that the AKP government uses the case to suppress its opponents. Ergenekon operation, which started last year, had geared up since the closure case against the AKP was filed and accuses retired commanders, journalists and opponent politicians with suspected links to an illegal gang which was accused of paving the way to a military coup. Former AKP deputy, Turhan Comez and ret. Brigadier General Levent Ersoz are sought by police as part of the operation, CNNTurk reported."

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