Istanbul 'wiretap' sweep: Scores of suspects face court
Dozens of detainees released after series of arrests aimed at dismantling 'parallel state' group
ISTANBUL
Sixty six people detained as part of a wave of arrests in "parallel state" operations have been referred to court for arrest, Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor’s office has said.
A total of 26 other people - who were held in the Istanbul-based operation which began early Tuesday and saw detentions taking place in several Turkish cities - were released, the office said in a statement on Saturday.
The court action follows two high-profile, Istanbul-based anti-graft operations which were launched in December last year and led to the arrest of high-profile figures including the sons of the three government ministers as well as several entrepreneurs.
All those detained in the probe were later released pending trial.
The Turkish government has denounced the December probes as a "dirty plot" constructed by a "parallel structure" group of bureaucrats embedded within the country's key institutions, including the judiciary and police.
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