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Turkey sacks judges who oversaw Erdogan corruption probe
Deutsche Welle ^ | 12/30/2014 | [jr/sb (Reuters, AFP)]

Posted on 12/30/2014 1:00:07 PM PST by Olog-hai

Turkey’s top judicial body has dismissed four judges who investigated corruption allegations against the inner circle of President Erdogan. The scandal dragged down four government ministers.

The four prosecutors are accused of abusing their authority by leading the December 2013 corruption investigation that shook the government of then-Prime Minister Erdogan, and touched his inner circle.

They were suspended on Tuesday by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK). An investigation will determine whether they can continue in the profession. …

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.de ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: corruption; erdogan; rop; turkey

1 posted on 12/30/2014 1:00:07 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Lesson Learned: You must not investigate corruption of the Caliph’s Muslim ruling elite.


2 posted on 12/30/2014 1:54:18 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: Olog-hai

Mustafa Kemal must be rolling over in his grave big time as Erdogan continues his march toward making Turkey an Islamic state. The Turkish citizens better get off their duffs and start with mass demonstrations before Erdogan turns Turkey into just another form of ISIS.


3 posted on 12/30/2014 2:22:36 PM PST by CdMGuy
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