Turkey orders arrest of 102 over 'coup plot'

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

A Turkish court has ordered 102 people charged with plotting to overthrow the government to be arrested and held in jail until their trial, the state news agency says.

The suspects were among 196 people indicted this week. Some were detained in February and then released.

They include three retired military commanders. They are to be jailed pending their 16 December trial.

The remaining 94 will remain free until their trial.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10745480

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Apparently the military wants to keep the government strictly secular -- the ruling party is too Islamist-leaning for them. While disapproving of their chosen methods, it's a little hard not to sympathize. We wouldn't want the same thing here.

[Chulanowa]

1. It actually is hard to sympathize

We need only look at Algeria or Somalia to see how well this sort of thing works out.

[davidinalameda]

2. me too

I'm all for democracy but