coup plotters

  • Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has justified why his boyhood friend and classmate, Mamman Jiya Vatsa, and nine other top military officers, who were accused of plotting to overthrow him, were summarily executed in March 1986. General Babangida’s version of the killing of Vatsa and nine other coup plotters is contained in his autobiography entitled…

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  • Amnesty International has condemned the severe beatings, torture and rape of imprisoned soldiers who are alleged to have taken part in Turkey’s failed military coup, adding that the organization has proofs on the claim. Image shows protesters at Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The international body reveals it has proof that Turkish police are denying them food, water…

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  • TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The former Secretary-General of Turkey’s National Security Council said those behind last week’s failed military coup had pledged allegiance to NATO and would have pursued the alliance’s policies had the coup attempt succeeded. Image shows Turkey’s Retired General Tuncer Kılınç. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Tuncer Kılınç, who is also a retired…

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  • Turkey has received warnings from the EU, NATO and other world bodies, against imposing the capital punishment on those alleged to have taken part in Friday’s failed coup. The consequences of not heeding the warnings can never be over emphasized. Restoring the death penalty against those involved in the failed coup would rule out future membership…

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