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| Seven Turkish officers charged over coup plot |
| 2010-02-25 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] A Turkish court charged seven senior military officers on Wednesday in an alleged plot to topple the Islamist-rooted government, a move that is likely to further rile financial markets. The court also ordered the officers to be jailed pending trial. The investigation has fuelled tensions between the ruling AK Party and the secularist armed forces, whose leadership held emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss what they described as a "serious situation." The seven officers comprise four admirals, two retired and two serving; one retired brigadier general and two retired colonels, state-run Anatolian news agency said. Pending the writing of an indictment, they face preliminary charges of terror group membership and attempting to overthrow the government by force. The Turkish lira fell to a seven-month low on Tuesday and weakened even further in early trade on Wednesday. Bonds and the stock exchange also have fallen. |
| Posted by:Fred |