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2455-page indictment on Ergenekon operation sent to the court

14 July 2008 11:45 (UTC +04:00)

Istanbulâ€™s chief prosecutor had filed on Monday the long-awaited indictment on the controversial Ergenekon case against 85 defendants charged with forming a terror group with the aim of overthrowing the government by force. The court must approve or return the indictment within two weeks.
Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin unveiled the elements of the indictment at a brief news conference.
The lack of an indictment in the operation, and the detainment of anti-AKP politicians, journalists and intellectuals without any legal charge raised eyebrows in Turkey, as many questioned whether the operation is being used to suppress opponents of the government.
Prior to latest arrests, 49 people including Kucuk, Perincek and businessman Kuddisi Okkir, were arrested under the probe.
The indictment does not include those who were detained on July 1 under the probe.