Publication Date:
Mon, 2010-12-27 22:03
The lawyers claimed that the
judges ordered the arrest of nearly half the defendants in the early stages of
the investigation on flimsy evidence. All but one officer are currently free
pending trial.
The former chiefs of the air
force and navy are among those accused of conspiring to topple the
Islamic-rooted government in 2003. The decision was made Monday, in advance of
Tuesday's next hearing.
The
trial marks the government's increasing confidence in confronting a military
that once held sway over Turkish political life.
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