A cadre of the Turkish opposition party DEVA (Party of Democracy and Progress) has been imprisoned on charges of "
political and military espionage
", Turkish media reported Tuesday (November 30th).
Metin Gürcan, former member of the military and renowned expert on defense issues in Turkey, is one of the founders of the DEVA party led by Ali Babacan, a former minister who left the party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to start his own training.
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In police custody since Friday, Metin Gürcan was remanded in custody Monday evening, according to the private television channel NTV. “
I am arrested for political espionage. Police officers are at my house. They are conducting a search. I am shocked and I ask for your support,
”he tweeted before being taken into custody. "
According to our information, Metin (Gürcan) had no way of accessing documents classified as confidential because he simply does not work for the State
", reacted Ali Babacan on the private channel Haberturk.
Metin Gurcan, who regularly publishes analysis on defense issues, criticized the deals Ankara signed last week with the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi's announcement of a $ 10 billion fund ( nearly 9 billion euros) “
to support investments in Turkey
”.
According to Metin Gürcan, the allocation of these funds could push Turkey to make concessions on its foreign policy.