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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:09 AM Mar 2018

Charges dropped against most Turkish officers accused in D.C. clash

Source: The Hill

BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 03/22/18 08:52 AM EDT

Charges have been dropped against 11 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail that were accused of beating protesters in Washington, D.C.

Federal prosecutors made the decision to drop the charges against 11 of out the 15 security members in connection with the incident.

Police originally announced charges against 16 people in connection with the violent clashes in June.

The scuffle took place last May after roughly two dozen protesters gathered outside of the Turkish Embassy to protest Erdogan's policies during his visit to Washington.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379697-charges-dropped-against-most-turkish-officers-accused-of

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Charges dropped against most Turkish officers accused in D.C. clash (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

We've Heard This Before from Trump Roy Rolling Mar 2018 #1

Perfect analogy dameatball Mar 2018 #2

I know it is common jargon now, malthaussen Mar 2018 #3

It was a political move by TrumpTillerson for some........... riversedge Mar 2018 #4

Trump is an asshole Gothmog Mar 2018 #5

"Americaah first!.... Americaah first!... Except when someone I like beats up Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #6

Figures dalton99a Mar 2018 #7

Roy Rolling

(7,712 posts)

1. We've Heard This Before from Trump

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:32 AM

Mar 2018

"I'm sure there were good people on both sides".

dameatball

(7,671 posts)

2. Perfect analogy

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:56 AM

Mar 2018

malthaussen

(18,629 posts)

3. I know it is common jargon now,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 09:59 AM

Mar 2018

... but when did a bunch of thugs working out on defenseless civilians become a "scuffle?"

-- Mal

riversedge

(81,550 posts)

4. It was a political move by TrumpTillerson for some...........

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 10:58 AM

Mar 2018

......The incident came as U.S. officials were attempting to improve fragile relations with Turkey, which is a key NATO ally and a partner in the fight against ISIS.

Prosecutors in November requested a judge to drop the charges against four members of Erdogan's security team, and the charges against seven others were dropped in February before now-outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Turkey to meet with Erdogan.

U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal that the prosecutors were not pressured to drop the charges saying that investigators had misidentified some suspects and did not have enough evidence against others.

Gothmog

(182,091 posts)

5. Trump is an asshole

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 12:51 PM

Mar 2018

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,848 posts)

6. "Americaah first!.... Americaah first!... Except when someone I like beats up

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 01:03 PM

Mar 2018

the citizens whom I don't like...."

dalton99a

(95,317 posts)

7. Figures

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 10:11 PM

Mar 2018

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