86 people accused of links with Ergenekon to stand trial Oct. 20

PanARMENIAN.Net Eighty-six people accused of links with Ergenekon to stand trial in Turkey Oct. 20 26.07.2008 16:53 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eighty-six people, accused of creating an armed terrorist group to overthrow the government, will go on trial on October 20. A Turkish court agreed on Friday to hear the controversial Ergenekon case, accepting the 2455-page indictment. The first hearing of the case will be held on October 20 at a prison complex in Silivri town of Istanbul because of the large number of defendants. The indictment said the investigation led the officials to a terrorist organization named Ergenekon, which has not been the subject of any criminal case previously and which has different objectives and activities when compared to other terrorist organizations. "It has been determined that the nearest goal... [read full story]