Russian Ambassador Murder: Turkish TV Channel Producer Arrested
As part of the investigation into the murder of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Türkiye, the authorities of this country have arrested a person who was a television program producer.
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Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov was assassinated in Türkiye. |
On December 19, 2016, during the opening ceremony of an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altyntash shot dead Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov.
The Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a full-scale investigation into the murder. Last week, the investigation took a surprising turn.
The head of the Guru Medya HA publishing group was escorted to an Ankara court, where he gave his testimony to investigating prosecutor Adem Akyndzi.
After questioning, the presiding judge of the criminal court ordered the suspect's arrest. The suspect was charged with premeditated murder.
He was a producer of the Eko Avaz program on the TRT Avaz television channel.
According to Sputnik