Turkish prosecutor seeks extradition of NBA's Kanter over Gulen links: Anadolu

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 16, 2019 / 2:37 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Turkish prosecutor seeks extradition of NBA's Kanter over Gulen links: Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors are seeking the extradition of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter over his links to the U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Anadolu news agency said.

Kanter, a vocal critic of President Tayyip Erdogan, was indicted by a Turkish court last year over alleged membership of an “armed terrrorist group” after being contacted repeatedly by people close to Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.

The Istanbul prosecutors’ office was not immediately available to comment on the report on Wednesday.

Anadolu said on Tuesday prosecutors had sought the issue of a “red notice” for Kanter, an Interpol request to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition.

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[dhol82]

1. This is serious. He is not a US citizen yet and does not have a US passport or protection

Here’s an op-ed piece he wrote:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/enes-kanter-anyone-who-speaks-out-against-erdogan-is-a-target-that-includes-me/2019/01/15/dea79a90-1846-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?utm_term=.1ec981ee95a7

[Sanity Claws]

2. Based on this, I wonder whether he is eligible for asylum status

[dhol82]

3. He's probably a good candidate.