One Of The Ergenekon Generals Released, Eleven New Arrests

Şener Eruygur, one of the retired generals arrested for his role in the Ergenekon operation, has been released from prison for health problems upon the request of the prosecutor conducting the Ergenekon investigation. The retired general has been under intensive care for some time now.

Eruygur fell in the prison last week and according to his doctor Prof. Dr. Nazım Mutlu, experienced a cerebral hemorrhage, with four broken bones in his neck.

Former commander of the First Army and president of the Atatürkist Thought Association Eruygur was in jail since last July.

Eleven new arrests

The five lieutenants and the military student, M. Ali Çelebi, Eren Mumcu, Noyan Çalıkuşu, Hasan Hüseyin Uçar and Yaşar Tozkoparan, were arrested by the court and sent to the military prison in Hasdal. 

The court ruled for the arrest of  Hamza Demir, Mahmut Oğuz, Süleyman Solmaz, Kurtca Bektaş, Rıza Demir and Rıfat Yıldırım, too.

Lawyer Levent Temiz,  former head of the Istanbul branch of the Hearths of the Ideal,  performer Nurseli İdiz, Seyhan Soylu and five other people were released. (TK/TB)