Turkish court orders release of ex-army chief

  • 10 years ago
A Turkish court ordered the immediate release of ex-military chief Ilker Basbug who was sentenced to life imprisonment last year for plotting to overthrow the government, his lawyer has said. The decision on Friday came a day after Turkey's top Constitutional Court ruled that Basbug's legal rights had been violated. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Istanbul.

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