ANKARA – Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul has given a go ahead tolegal proceedings against four US Embassy shooting suspects on charges ofcarrying out a hostile act against a foreign state.
The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara had sent a request for startinglegal proceedings.
The four suspects Ahmet Celikten, Osman Gundas, Ersin Bayram and T.B.K.were involved in the drive-by shooting in Ankara last month.
Investigations reveal the suspects had communicated with Fetullah TerroristOrganization (FETO) through cell phones.
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FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeatedcoup in 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign tooverthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions,particularly the military, police, and judiciary
