74 sentenced to life in Turkey’s coup attempt trial
A court in the Turkish capital handed down life sentences yesterday to 74 former military officers who commanded the military helicopters that killed civilians and bombed strategic locations during a failed coup in 2016.
As Daily Sabah reports, the trial of helicopter pilots and their commanders ended yesterday in the capital Ankara with a total 56 defendants sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment, while another 18 defendants were handed down life sentences for their involvement in the coup attempt
Those tried in yesterday's trial were accused of killing 28 civilians and inflicting injuries on 276 others due to shots fired from military helicopters, the source said, adding defendants had either personally commanded the helicopters or ordered them to attack places that putschists viewed critical to seizing power.