Turkey has hit back at the US’s decision to press charges against President Erdogan’s bodyguards after a brawl involving pro-Kurdish protesters during his trip to Washington in May. Nineteen people, 15 of them identified as Turkish security officials, face charges. All have been accused of conspiracy to commit violence, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Several members of the group have also been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and hate crimes based on the victims’ ethnicities. We perceive [this development] as part of the efforts of…

Source: The Times September 01, 2017 11:07 UTC