40,832 arrested in FETO probe over 5 months

ANKARA

A total of 40,832 suspects have been arrested for links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) since the July 15 failed coup attempt, according to an analysis of data by Anadolu Agency.

After the defeated coup, public prosecutors have taken legal action on 101,799 people, and 40,832 of them were jailed as part of anti-terror investigations into FETO.

Since the bloody coup attempt, 2,279 administrative and judicial judges, 104 members of the Appeals Court, 41 members of the Council of State, two members of the Supreme Court, and three members of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) have been arrested in FETO probes.

A total of 6,341 soldiers have been arrested under FETO probes, including 168 army generals, 7,596 Security Directorate police officers, 17 governors, 74 deputy governors, and 69 district governors under the Interior Ministry.

Courts have released 34,907 detained people under condition of judicial control, while 9,795 people have been released after judicial procedures.

Arrest warrants for 5,139 FETO suspects

As part of FETO probes, courts have issued arrest warrants for 5,139 suspected FETO members, including 248 judges and prosecutors, six members of the Council of State, 25 members of the Appeals Court, 112 soldiers, 211 police officers, one governor, three deputy governors, 10 district governors, and 4,523 public officials and civilians.

The courts have released 3,512 suspects due to lack of evidence, including 35 soldiers, 520 police officers, one governor, four deputy governors, two district governors, 144 judges and prosecutors, two members of the HSYK, one member of the Council of State, and eight members of the Appeals Court.

Led by U.S.-based Fetullah Gulen, FETO is accused of orchestrating the July 15 coup plot in Turkey as well as being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.

The July 15 defeated coup left 248 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Reporting by Kemal Karadag; Writing by Emin Avundukluoğlu;