An İstanbul court has ruled to release 10 military cadets from prison after five years of imprisonment over involvement in the coup attempt in July 16, 2016.
The reunion between the purge-victim cadets and their families was captured on camera and the result was, well, pretty darn emotional.
A total of 259 military cadets were detained on coup charges on July 16, 2016 and were jailed pending trial four days later. On January 19, 2018, a total of 37 of them were given life sentences on charges of attempting to overturn the constitutional order and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government and parliament by use of force as well as membership in a terrorist organization. On May 18, 2018, 62 others were sentenced to life in prison over similar charges. On May 25, 2018, 116 cadets and on July 17, 2018, 44 more cadets were imprisoned for life on charges of attempting to destroy the constitutional order due to their alleged role in a coup attempt.
The cadets say they had no information about a coup attempt unfolding and were acting on orders from their superiors, who told them there was a terrorist attack.
The military coup attempt killed 251 people and wounded more than a thousand others. Immediately after the abortive putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen group. The group denies any involvement in the attempt.
Bu gece 10 askeri öğrenci tahliye oldu. Rutinleşen bakan istifalarından çok daha önemli bir haber bu. pic.twitter.com/xcr97rPiTP
— Salih Gergerlioğlu (@salihro) December 2, 2021
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— müşarib (@saglamayakkabi1) December 1, 2021
from Turkey Purge https://turkeypurge.com/turkish-court-set-10-military-cadets-free-after-5-years-of-imprisonment-report
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