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Court orders 'Erdogan coup plotters' to be freed | |
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A Turkish court has ordered the release of 230 military officers jailed over a 2003 plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | A Turkish court has ordered the release of 230 military officers jailed over a 2003 plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
On Wednesday, Turkey's highest court ruled that the original trial had been flawed, opening the way for a retrial. | |
Mr Erdogan backed such a move in January after his senior adviser suggested the men had been framed. | |
The officers in the "Sledgehammer" plot were accused of planning to bomb mosques and trigger a war with Greece. | The officers in the "Sledgehammer" plot were accused of planning to bomb mosques and trigger a war with Greece. |
The 2012 convictions were seen as part of Mr Erdogan's drive to tame an army that had long dominated politics. | The 2012 convictions were seen as part of Mr Erdogan's drive to tame an army that had long dominated politics. |