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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Top general’s court battle for honour divides Turks

Top general’s court battle for honour divides Turks

By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Raising a clenched fist to supporters and storming at one point from the courtroom, former military chief Ilker Basbug has cut a defiant figure defending the army’s prestige at his trial for terrorism. But the extraordinary scenes have stirred mixed emotions among Turks and raised questions about the way a sprawling coup plot investigation is being handled.

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