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Gulen Slams Turkey Judicial System Over Arrest Warrant

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US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen has condemned Turkey’s judicial system after a court issued an arrest warrant that accuses him of ordering last month’s bid to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“It is well-documented that the Turkish court system is without judicial independence, so this warrant is yet another example of President Erdogan’s drive for authoritarianism and away from democracy,” he said in a statement late on Thursday.

The arrest warrant, issued earlier in the day, accuses Gulen of “ordering the July 15 coup,” the Anadolu news agency reported.

Gulen strongly denies any involvement in the attempted putsch and the movement he leads insists it is a charitable network promoting tolerant Islam.

“The issuance of an arrest warrant from a Turkish court changes nothing about my status or my views,” Gulen said.

“I have repeatedly condemned the coup attempt in Turkey and denied any knowledge or involvement.”

Credit: Guardian

Face Behind Failed Turkey Coup Revealed

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The Turkish government has indicted an influential Islamic cleric, Fethullah Gulen, who has been in exile in Pennsylvania, United States of America, since 1999, as the mastermind of the botched July 15 coup allegedly staged by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces in some cities of Turkey, particularly in Ankara and Istanbul.

The indictment was made on Tuesday by the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, during a press briefing with journalists in Abuja.

The ambassador, who noted that peace has since returned to the country owing to the strong resistance put up by the citizens of the country, however vowed that any person found guilty would be made to face the full wrath of the country’s constitution.

“This coup attempt was staged by the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ). Our government has been constantly exposing the real motives of this terrorist group and its leader, Fethullah Gülen, to all allies and partners. The failed coup is the latest criminal act revealing the danger posed by FETÖ”.

“Our President, Prime Minister, Government and Members of Turkish Grand National Assembly and the Turkish people all together defeated this coup attempt and stood by democracy and rule of law.

“The terrorists will be punished in accordance with the law”, the ambassador said.

Credit: Thisday