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Turkey sentences the Albanian financier of the Mossad to 6 years and eight months in prison

2024-09-21 08:28:36Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Turkey sentences the Albanian financier of the Mossad to 6 years and eight
Liridon Rexhepi

A Turkish court has sentenced a total of 37 people convicted of spying for Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, to nearly 250 years in prison.

The sentences come as Turkey says it is cracking down on Mossad agents in the country amid a crisis in its relations with Israel caused by opposing views on the war in Gaza.

Ahmet Koray Ozgurun and Alperen Erkut were sentenced this week to eight years and one month each for "obtaining prohibited information for the purpose of espionage," according to a list of charges from Istanbul's High Criminal Court.

Another 35 were sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for the same charge, the document said.

However, no details were given of what information they had provided, or where and when.

All 35 defendants who were not in custody have been issued a travel ban and have the right to appeal. Their lawyer said there was no concrete evidence against his clients, Turkish news channel Haberturk reported. Another 19 defendants were released and have the right to sue for compensation, according to the indictment of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Last month, Turkey claimed to have arrested Mossad's main financier in the country. Liridon Rexhepi, a citizen from Kosovo, who entered Turkey on August 25 and was arrested five days later in Istanbul by an anti-terrorism unit, following the work of the Turkish intelligence service MIT.

At the time, a Turkish security source confirmed to The National that Rexhepi had been charged with "espionage against the state" after authorities concluded he was transferring money to Mossad agents on the ground in Turkey who were operating drones, conducting "psychological operations" against Palestinian politicians and compiling information on Syria for Israel. He admitted to making the money transfers in a police statement, one of the sources added.

Turkey has carried out previous operations to arrest suspected operatives from the Mossad and other countries' intelligence services. In January, Turkish police and intelligence forces raided 57 locations in eight provinces, arresting 33 people suspected of working for the Mossad.


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