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Turkish court sentences defendants in M?T trucks case (hdn, Jun 29, 2019)
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-court-sentences-defendants-in-mit-trucks-case-144568
“A Turkish court on June 28 sentenced a group of seven gendarmerie officers and prosecutors over the 2014 case of National Intelligence Organization (M?T) trucks stopped illegally near the Turkish-Syrian border.
All but two of the defendants, convicted by Ankara’s 16th Supreme Court of obtaining and disclosing confidential state documents, got sentences of at least two decades behind bars.
In the incident which led to the convictions, gendarmerie officers affiliated with the FETÖ stopped a group of M?T trucks on their way to Syria, despite government orders to let them pass.
On July 15, 2016, FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gülen also orchestrated a defeated coup in Turkey, leaving 251 people killed and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the Turkish state through the infiltration of Institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
In the M?T trucks case, former Gendarmerie Commander Col. Özkan Çokay and former Brig. Gen. Hamza Celepo?lu were both sentenced to about 20 years in prison.
Süleyman Ba?r?yan?k, Adana’s former chief public prosecutor, got over 22 years in prison.
Former Adana prosecutor Ahmet Karaca was sentenced to 26 years.
Former Adana prosecutor Aziz Takc? was sentenced to 26 years, and former prosecutor Özcan ?i?man was sentenced to over 17 years in prison.”
Erdogan hails ‘strategic partnership’ with US (aa, Jun 29, 2019)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/erdogan-hails-strategic-partnership-with-us/1518740
Swedish mosque vandalized in racist attack (aa, Jun 29, 2019)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/swedish-mosque-vandalized-in-racist-attack/1519317
“A mosque inside a hospital in western Sweden was vandalized on Saturday in a racist attack.
The attackers at Molndal Hospital in Gothenburg city desecrated the holy Quran and spilled soft drinks on the shelfs and carpets of the mosque, the mosque association said in a statement on social media.
The association condemned the attack saying it had offended and hurt Muslims.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident and footage from security cameras at the facility is being examined.”
REAL LINE OF DUTY: Gangsters’ plans to ‘infiltrate’ police and ‘corrupt officers’ revealed (express, Jun 30, 2019)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1147044/crime-news-police-west-midlands-police-line-of-duty
“ORGANISED criminals are believed to have infiltrated the police force that inspired BBC hit Line Of Duty, by getting associates to apply for jobs so they can leak sensitive information.
West Midlands Police, England’s biggest force after the Met, has cited unauthorised disclosure of sensitive information to organised crime gangs as one of its biggest threats.
Crime syndicates have been seeking information on police raids, rivals gangs, whether they are under investigation and even victim’s personal details, putting them at risk of violence.
The force is now toughening up applicant vetting processes to weed out potential risks before they are recruited.
But it realised this could stop those from black and ethnic minority communities with “low risk” criminal connections from joining.
Despite the new measures, a redacted version of the force’s strategic threat assessment, released under freedom of information, suggests some gangs had already been able to get people into posts.
The counter corruption unit received several intelligence reports about sensitive information being leaked to organised crime syndicates before police operations.
The force is also aware of at least 50 officers who have criminal associates, friends or relatives, known as “vulnerable associations”. Not all were declared by the officers in question…”
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