Lawyer of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen Nurullah Albayrak has released a written statement on some slanderous allegations against the Hizmet Movement which is held responsible for wiretapping around 7,000 people.
In his statement, Albayrak said the allegations which appeared in some newspapers is totally baseless and targets Gülen in an unfair way and demands punishment for the individuals who were involved such accusations.
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The Independent: Turkish men ‘face torture’ after being extradited from Malaysia as post-coup crackdown continues
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Chronology of Dec. 17: The stones are settling into place…
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