Turkey prosecutors open probe of former, acting US attorneys
Source: Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation Saturday of two United States prosecutors involved in putting a Turkish-Iranian businessman on trial for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to the countrys official news agency.
The Istanbul prosecutors office said it us investigating Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Bhararas successor, Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim.
A statement from the Istanbul prosecutors office claimed that the sources of the documents and wiretaps being used as evidence in the U.S. case against gold trader Reza Zarrab were unknown and violated international and domestic laws.
Turkeys official Anadolu Agency published the statement Saturday.
Read more: https://apnews.com/4d00b1c8faa143178dad4f54d8981fb5/Turkish-prosecutors-launch-probe-into-2-US-attorneys
Throck
(2,520 posts)Personally the turkey prosecuters should be investigating the pilgrim's.
Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)Interesting.
Like Trump, the Turks believe that the best defense is a good offense.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)Or so they say.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)Pay off Mike Flynn $15M more to kidnap and render them to Turkey?
Give me a freakin' break!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)It's just a message to him saying "any enemy of yours is an enemy of ours".
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)He is scared shitless of Preet Bharara.