Trial of Metin Topuz has deepened strains in the fraught ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States
Security cars and an official stand outside the Justice Palace as a trial against Metin Topuz on 26, 2019.Weeping in court at the start of his trial on espionage charges, a U.S. consulate employee denied on Tuesday that he chose to contact suspected supporters of a Muslim cleric blamed for a failed military coup three years ago.
The government accuses those officers of attempting a “judicial coup” through the investigation and says they are supporters of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for a failed 2016 military putsch in which 250 people died.“I absolutely did not commit the crimes thrown upon me. I did not betray my people and nation through espionage. I am not a vile person,” Topuz told the court in tears. “I am innocent.
U.S. Charge d’affaires Jeffrey Hovenier and Consul General Jennifer Davis were observing the trial on Tuesday.Topuz’s arrest exacerbated existing tensions between the United States and Turkey, and led to a months-long suspension of bilateral visa services.
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