Turkey to request Gulen`s extradition from US

  14 July 2016    Read: 1094
Turkey to request Gulen`s extradition from US
Prosecutors in the capital Ankara have prepared a file for extraditing US-based Fetullah Gulen, who is accused of leading a terrorist organization, as well as trying to infiltrate and overthrow the elected government.
Sources from the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor`s Office said the file will be sent to the Justice Ministry on Thursday and then to the US Justice Department with a formal extradition request, the Daily Sabah reports.

The network led by Gulen, who is self-exiled in the US, is accused of wiretapping senior Turkish government figures, including the former prime minister and current president, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief, and Cabinet ministers, as well as journalists and other prominent figures via state officials.

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