Baku-APA. Turkish Prime Minister Recep ErdoÄŸan has reportedly said he ordered the Justice Ministry to seek possible ways for the re-trial of army officers suspected of coup attempts, APA reports quoting Today's Zaman.
Milliyet daily editor-in-chief Fikret Bila, who participated in a breakfast with ErdoÄŸan on Saturday, said the prime minister stated that re-trial of army officers is a “right” and that the Parliament could make an amendment in this regard.
He quoted ErdoÄŸan as saying that “some amendments” could be made for completed investigations. Sabah columnist Mehmet Barlas also made similar remarks, saying that the government is looking for ways for the re-trial of the officers in Ergenekon and Sledgehammer coup trials.
“[ErdoÄŸan] ordered the Justice Ministry. If there is any wrongdoing, the [Justice Ministry] is looking for ways how it could be fixed,” Barlas said.
Zaman columnist Ali Bulaç confirmed that the prime minister talked about the re-trial, noting that the Justice Ministry is working on this issue.
Earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç ruled out the retrial for army officers and firmly denied any government plan to make a change. His remarks came after members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) had signaled a possible government proposal on the issue of a potential retrial of army officers in the past few days.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's senior political adviser Yalçın AkdoÄŸan wrote in an op-ed piece last week that convicted officers had been framed by groups within the judiciary.
He suggested that the same group is now allegedly orchestrating a widespread corruption probe against the government.
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