Turkish ex-army chief held in jail for trial
- 12 years ago
A Turkish court has ordered a former armed forces chief to be remanded in custody overnight pending trial over charges of planning to overthrow the government.
General Ilker Basbug is the highest ranking officer to be caught up in the so-called Ergenekon network, an ultra-nationalist group accused of conspiring against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Fadi Hakura, a manager of the Turkey Project at the think-tank Chatham House, London, told Al Jazeera that the arrest comes as no surprise.
General Ilker Basbug is the highest ranking officer to be caught up in the so-called Ergenekon network, an ultra-nationalist group accused of conspiring against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Fadi Hakura, a manager of the Turkey Project at the think-tank Chatham House, London, told Al Jazeera that the arrest comes as no surprise.