UP

Arrest warrants issued for 243 army personnel

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto

Istanbul prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for 243 military personnel over alleged links to the Gulenist Terror Group (FETO) as part of the ongoing investigation into last year's coup attempt, judicial sources said on Wednesday.

The suspects were being sought on specific accusations they were using ByLock, an encyrpted smartphone messaging app used by the FETO for communication, said judicial sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The smartphone app is believed to have been cracked by Turkish security agencies before the defeated coup, and they reportedly identified tens of thousands of members of FETO, a group the government has said was behind the attempted takeover.

The ByLock codes were broken in August, resulting in 60,000 members being uncovered. Another encrypted messaging app, Eagle, was also deciphered by intelligence officers recently.

Prosecutors say that ByLock was popular among Gulenists as a secretive form of communication from 2013 to 2015.

Date
2017.01.18 / 14:48
Author
Axar.az
See also

Young Bosnian arrested in Germany over ‘terror’ plot

Death toll surpasses 100, at least 160 missing in Texas

Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin

Trump: US-China trade relations improving

Ukraine to reshuffle key ambassadors

Trump: Ukraine conflict tougher than expected

US resumes defensive arms supplies to Ukraine – Trump

Netanyahu and Trump will hold meeting again tonight

Forest fire erupts in Turkiye

US projects $300B in tariff revenue

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla