Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US
Turkey's justice minister has told his US counterpart that a former Turkish police investigator who testified at the trial of a Turkish banker in New York this week is wanted by Ankara and should be swiftly returned, ministry sources said on Friday.
Huseyin Korkmaz gave evidence at the New York trial of a Turkish banker who is charged with helping Iran evade US sanctions, in a case which has strained ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States.
"It has been requested by our judicial offices that (Korkmaz) be temporarily arrested with the aim of being repatriated, based on alleged crimes," Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said in a letter to US Justice Secretary Jeff Sessions, according to the sources at his ministry.
"We expect that the request is met on positive terms and the previously mentioned person be repatriated as soon as possible."
