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Wall St Journal:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/lawyers-for-imam-wanted-by-turkish-authorities-fear-for-their-clients-life-1470418445
Lawyers for Imam Wanted by Turkish Authorities Fear for Their Client’s Life
Fethullah Gulen has been accused by Turkish President Erdogan of ordering the launch of July coup
DEVLIN BARRETT
Aug. 5, 2016 1:34 p.m. ET
Lawyers for the imam living in Pennsylvania whom Turkish authorities accuse of directing a coup last month in
that country said Friday they fear for his life and may ask U.S. authorities to help protect him.
Since the failed coup that led to the deaths of 271 people, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the imam, Fethullah Gulen, of issuing instructions to launch the coup, a charge Mr. Gulen has denied.
Turkish authorities have demanded the U.S. extradite Mr. Gulen immediately to Turkey, but The Wall Street
Journal reported Thursday that U.S. officials don't expect to do that, citing people familiar with the discussions. US. officials see problems with the evidence presented thus far by Turkey, and they are concerned
about strident public statements made by Turkish leaders against Mr. Gulen, those people said.
Mr. Erdogan has called Mr. Gulen and his supporters a terrorist network, a charge U.S. officials have long discounted. Turkey in May officially designated Mr. Gulen’s network a terrorist organization, making
membership a crime under Turkish law.
Mr. Erdogan’s government has pressed the Obama administration since the coup to extradite Mr. Gulen,
arguing that pursuing the imam is part of the broader campaign against terrorism. At times, the Turkish leader’s
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