Turkey’s ex-police intelligence chief faces 50-year sentence February 5, 2013 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A prosecutor has demanded a sentence of up to 50 years in prison for a former Turkish police intelligence chief in the ongoing Revolutionary Headquarters probe, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Hanefi Avcı is one of the 89 suspects in the case, seven of whom are currently under arrest. Avcı is being held in Istanbul’s Silivri Prison, in connection with the OdaTV trials and the probe into the Revolutionary Headquarters, an armed and outlawed left-wing organization. He was charged of violating the secrecy of an investigation, following the publication of his book, “Haliç’te Yaşayan Simonlar: Dün Devlet Bugün Cemaat” (Devoted Residents of the Haliç: Yesterday State, Today Religious Community), which alleges that the religious Gülen community has covertly taken control of the state, even though Avcı himself was earlier known to have been close to the community. Partner news  Top stories Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU. The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall  Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software.Armenian Deputy PM meets UN Resident Coordinator Vice Prime Minister congratulated Mr. Busetto on the appointment, noting UNDP programs in line with RA government priorities.Armenian President meets OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs The current stage of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and the future steps were in the focus of the meeting. |
