Dumanlı Pending Trial, Karaca Arrested

Accused of attempted coup against the government, Zaman newspaper editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı has been released after 4 days of detention pending a trial with December 14 Operation. 

Refused to testify in court, Samanyolu TV Broadcasting Group Chairman Hidayet Karaca, however,  has been arrested along with 3 other suspects. 

Dumanlı and Karaca have been charged with “being a member of an armed terrorist organization”, “depriving individuals of their freedom by force or threat” and “false accusations”. 

Releasing four suspects including Dumanlı, the court ordered the arrest of Karaca along with former anti-terror police commissioner Tufan Ergüder, Ertan Erçıktı and Mustafa Kılıçaslan. (EÖ/BM)

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