President Tayyip Erdogan
Reuters, 19/10 15:11 CET
By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish
court has accepted an indictment accusing President Tayyip Erdogan’s foe
Fethullah Gulen of trying to overthrow the government, state media said
on Monday, stepping up pressure on the U.S.-based cleric less than two
weeks before an election.
A copy of the indictment seen by Reuters said Gulen is
the number one suspect among 69 people accused of running a “terrorist
group” behind 2013 corruption investigations, targeting Erdogan’s inner
circle, which were later thrown out of court.
Since then, Erdogan has accused his former ally Gulen of
seeking to wield power through a “parallel structure” of supporters
within the judiciary, police, media and state institutions. Gulen denies
the accusations.
The cleric and virtually all the other suspects face life
sentences charged with “seeking to overthrow the government or obstruct
its activities by force”. He is also accused of “forming and leading a
terrorist group” and “obtaining secret information for the aim of
political espionage”.
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Source: Euronews
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