General Berk is number one suspect

The indictment on Chief Prosecutor Cihaner has been accepted by the courts, however it also cites Third Military Commander General Saldiray Berk as a chief suspect and requests he receive a 15-year sentence, Cihaner On the other hand, may be facing up to 40-years.

The indictment on Chief Prosecutor Ilhan Cihaner, which was prepared by Osman Sanal, who has been prohibited from practicing by the HSYK, (Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors) for overstepping his authority, has been accepted by the Erzurum Second High Criminal Court.

ALLEGATIONS HE WAS A ‘LEADER’

The 60-page indictment, which includes the names of 14 suspects, suggests General Berk is the number one suspect and alleges Berk was the leader of the Erzincan leg of the Ergenekon organization. According to the indictment, the second most significant suspect is Chief Prosecutor Cihaner.

COUP MEETINGS

The indictment includes a statement made by the Erzincan District Gendarmerie Field Officer Command Colonel Gencoglu that during the years of 2007-2009, the Third Military Command, under the precept of a ‘seminar,’ held meetings to discuss plans of a coup.

BERK TO SUPERVISE BAŞBUĞ TO SURVEY 

Meanwhile, the Sarıkamış Field Exercises, which resulted in moving a weekly meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chief of STaff General İlker Başbuğ up by five days, will be held under the supervision of the Third Military Command’s General Saldiray Berk, currently the number one suspect for leading the Ergenekon organization’s Erzincan branch. The field exercises, which will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday will be surveilled by Armed Forces Commanders as well as Başbuğ.