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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Al-Darb Diya: Turkish PM denies government used illegal wiretaps

"Turkish PM denies government used illegal wiretaps
Istanbul - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday denied his government illegally tapped the phones of top jurists, responding to what has been an ongoing controversy over the surveillance of judges and other officials. According to media reports last week, government officials had listened to the phone conversations of several senior members of the judiciary, including Istanbul's chief prosecutor, and tried to tap the phones of one of the country's top courts."

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