Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Turkish soccer fans go on trial accused of coup attempt

By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thirty-five Turkish soccer fans went on trial on Tuesday accused of attempting to stage a coup during mass protests last year, in a case the opposition and rights groups say is an abuse of the justice system by a government bent on revenge. Prosecutors are seeking life sentences for all of them, from a supporters' group of major Istanbul team Besiktas. They are accused of helping organize the protests that erupted in Istanbul's Taksim square in May

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