Turkey: 46 FETO-linked ex-policemen arrested

Ankara prosecutors previously issued arrest warrants for 64 suspects, 46 of them held in nationwide operation

By Cemil Murat Budak and Serdar Acil

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish security forces on Monday arrested dozens of ex-police officers for their alleged links to FETO, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey.

Police sources said that 46 former police officers were arrested in a nationwide operation.

Ankara prosecutors previously issued arrest warrants against 64 terror suspects belonging to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO).

Police are on the lookout for the rest.

FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Turkey accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration in Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.

* Writing by Can Erozden

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