Turkey issued two decrees under emergency rule on Wednesday in which it dismissed more than 2,000 police officers and hundreds of members of the military and the BTK communication technology authority over last month’s attempted military coup. People convicted for murder, domestic violence, sexual abuse or crimes against the state are excluded.
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Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said the move was not an amnesty or a pardon, and the inmates were being freed on parole. “As a result of this regulation, approximately 38,000 people will be released from closed and open prisons at the first stage”.
The measure excludes in fact anyone imprisoned for his involvement in the failed coup of July 15, according to Ankara hatched by former imam Fethullah Gülen, exiled to the United States.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country.
A pedestrian passes under a Turkish flag in Istanbul, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
The Turkish government declared a state of emergency and launched a massive crackdown on Gulen’s supporters in the aftermath of the coup.
After the deadly coup attempt, which martyred at least 240 people and injured almost 2,200 others, Turkey declared a state of emergency on July 20.
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Meanwhile, police have carried out raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to his movement.
