Ankara sharply criticized the verdict of the US Grand Jury for 15 guards of the President of Turkey
ArmInfo. The Turkish Foreign Ministry sharply criticized the verdict of the US Grand Jury for 15 guards of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who participated in the attack on peaceful demonstrators on May 16 in Washington. In a statement published on the agency's website, it is regretted that the United States Grand Jury issued a guilty verdict on the incident at the residence of the Turkish ambassador in Washington.
"We strongly protest, as this is a prejudiced indictment. Our reaction on this issue was transferred to the US Ambassador in Ankara, "the report said.At the same time, the department emphasizes that Turkey reserves the right to appeal this decision because it believes that it has political implication, is unreasonable, and is the result of the efforts of some US political circles. On the eve, the United States Grand Jury issued a guilty verdict against 19 participants of the attack on peaceful demonstrators near the ambassador's residence Turkey in Washington in May this year. 15 of the accused are the security officers of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
However, it is noted that all 19 persons have been charged on the basis of an article on conspiracy to commit a hate crime (punishment of up to 15 years in prison).It should be noted that on May 16 of the current year a fight broke out between the supporters and opponents of the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Turkish Embassy in Washington. According to eyewitnesses, Erdogan's supporters attacked participants in a peaceful demonstration protesting against Erdogan's visit to the United States. Among the participants of the rally were Armenians, Kurds, Yezidis and Assyrians. The fight was also attended by officials of the Embassy and Security Service of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
As a result of the incident, 10 peaceful demonstrators suffered. Police managed to detain three persons suspected of violence. The incident caused a negative response in the social and political circles of the United States. In fact, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that he called the actions of Turkish law enforcers unacceptable and promised to bring to justice all those responsible. Ankara, in response to the actions and statements of Washington, summoned Serdar Kilik, his ambassador to the US, for a consultation.