28 soldiers sentenced to life over failed coup

A total of 28 soldiers were handed life sentences on Tuesday in
three separate cases related to a failed military coup in 2016,
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The soldiers were charged with “violating and attempting to
overthrow the constitution’’ in relation to incidents in Istanbul
and the south-eastern towns of Mus and Sirnak during the failed
putsch on July 15, 2016, according to Anadolu.

Turkey remains under a state of emergency, which was imposed
after the coup attempt.

This week, the Turkish parliament will vote on extending the
state of emergency by another three months, which – if completed –
would mean the country has been under emergency rule for two
years.

More than 50,000 people are under arrest in connection with the
coup, and some 150,000 people have been purged from the civil
service and the military.

A total of 28 soldiers were handed life sentences on Tuesday in
three separate cases related to a failed military coup in 2016,
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The soldiers were charged with “violating and attempting to
overthrow the constitution’’ in relation to incidents in Istanbul
and the south-eastern towns of Mus and Sirnak during the failed
putsch on July 15, 2016, according to Anadolu.

Turkey remains under a state of emergency, which was imposed
after the coup attempt.

This week, the Turkish parliament will vote on extending the
state of emergency by another three months, which – if completed –
would mean the country has been under emergency rule for two
years.

More than 50,000 people are under arrest in connection with the
coup, and some 150,000 people have been purged from the civil
service and the military.