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Tuesday, 3 January 2012Turkey's Istanbul specially authorized prosecutor's office has launched an investigation on former chief of staff Gen. Ilker Basbug into allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) set up websites to disseminate anti- government propaganda, local media reported Monday.
The English Daily News reported that the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court had filed an official criminal complaint over " Internet Memorandum" case on Dec. 31 against the former army chief, Xinhua reported.
The ongoing Internet Memorandum case refers to an alleged document by the General Staff about setting up 42 Internet sites to distribute propaganda against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) and Greeks and Armenians.
Basbug would be the highest military ranking chief to face the investigation after dozens of military commanders were arrested on charges of plot to topple the ruling government in the past two years.
It is highly anticipated by legal experts that if prosecutors find Basbug was involved in ordering setting up the websites, they will prepare an indictment and Basbug will questioned by judges.
Gen. Nusret Tasdeler, former head of the Aegean forces and later appointed as head of the army's educational command, is also suspect in the Internet Memorandum case, according to the report.
According to claims, the Action Plan to Fight Reactionaryism, a suspected military plot to discredit the governing AKP and the faith-based Gulen movement, was posted on a number of websites that are believed to have been set up by the general staff to support the TSK's propaganda campaigns against civilian groups and the government.
The two cases, the propaganda websites case and the Action Plan to Fight Reactionaryism case, were merged in August by the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court. The content of the websites indicates that they were used as part of the action plan. |
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
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