4 minutes agoThe US responds to Turkey's extradition requirements: Here Is the Decision
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The United States will decide on the possible extradition of Islamic cleric Fetullah Gylen, over charges of his involvement in the murder of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov, following the review of all documentation offered by Ankara, based on facts and US laws. So said the spokeswoman [...]
That's what the Sputnik Justice Department spokeswoman Nicole Oxman said, writes.
We will consider all the materials that the Government of Turkey will offer on this issue, and then we will make a decision on extradition based on fact and on relevant US” laws, Oxman said.
During Monday, Turkish media have reported that Ankara has ordered the arrest of Gylinen along with seven members of its movement, referring to the Fetahur Terrorist Organisation (FETO) for Karlov's murder in 2016.
The newspaper “Yen Safak” wrote that the main figures of FETO, such as Serfi Ali Tekalan and Emre Uslu Gulen, are also among those wanted to be arrested.
On December 19, 2016, Karlov was shot by a former Turkish policeman named Mevlut Mer Altintas, during the opening of an art gallery in Ankara. The shooter was killed in the country by the police.
Although the investigations still continue, the Turkish side has repeatedly reiterated its doubts that Glelen's movement stands behind the Russian ambassador's assassination. /Periscopi/
